Symbolic References In Alice In Wonderland

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ,states, “It would be so nice if something actually made sense for a change.” Ironically, Carroll’s novel, to the average mind is literally incomprehensible. This piece of literary work can be seen as one of adventure and excitement through indescribable unrealistic occurrences and circumstances. This characteristic in itself makes it difficult for the mind to grasp however, Carroll manages to create a fun and entertaining novel for all ages to enjoy. From the outside cover, this book may just seem to be an ordinary entertaining novel however, when you dig deep you will to great surprise uncover symbolic references. Two symbolic references can be found in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In this thrilling novel, the main character Alice quickly discovers her body changing multiple times during her journey. Alice says herself in the story, “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since then.” Over the course of the novel, Alice changes in various ways. This change occurs when she eats or drinks certain things. Upon her first consumptions, her height changes. Following that, then only certain body parts change in size.

This crochet game is rather peculiar. The soldiers pair up together to make the arches, the club becomes a flamingo, and the ball becomes a porcupine. Alice feels out of control when she attempts at playing this audacious game. I think this is symbolic of how everyday life can be. Every time Alice is ready to hit the “ball” the porcupine moves away, so she sets the flamingo down and off goes the flamingo. She feels as though she can do nothing right. Life can sometimes feel this way. We can shore up one area in our life, and then comes crumbling down another. Sometimes it feels as though we are chasing the porcupines, flamingoes, and tiny soldiers of