Research Paper On Alice In Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is an interesting tale, with a very unique protagonist. Alice is a young girl from a wealthy English family who lives in Victorian England. One day, she follows a talking rabbit down a hole, where she finds herself in an eccentric world filled with fantasy. Alice is a well-trained, reasonable, and polite girl. From the beginning of the novel, she is considered a miniature Victorian “lady.” In this way, she is divergent from the oddballs of Wonderland. Throughout the book manners of her culture fail her in this peculiar world. However, after all of this failure, she has one hope: courage. Her courage is the backbone for her constant strength in the novel. Out of all of the justifications she creates, the answer to the cantankerous Wonderland is common sense.

“She had peeped in to the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use a book…without pictures or conversations?” (1) Alice explains how easily she becomes bored, possible the reason for dreaming of such an adventurous world. She displays her curiosity by following a talking rabbit down a hole, regardless of safety. This shows how she keeps curiosity and excitement as her priorities. When encountered with challenges in Wonderland, Alice displays her creativeness and flexibility with her thinking. Although she might seem like a fragile little girl, she demonstrates her boldness when she challenges the King in court. “‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. ‘The idea of having a sentence first!’”