Essays Tagged: "Alice in Wonderland"

Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland

Did you read and enjoy Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books as a child?Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps ... spun an impromptu tale toamuse the daughters of a colleague during a picnic. One of these girls wasAlice Liddell, who insisted that he write the story down for her, and whoserved as the model for the ... ook on the advice of friendswho had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had given toAlice Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged the servicesof John Tenniel, one of th ...

(2 pages) 117 0 2.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicals" Term Paper

wn amusement.His fantastic sytle of writing was developed during this time as he read the Oz books, Alice inWonderland, Tarzan, Grimms' Fairy Tales, and the works of Poe. In 1934 his family moved to L ...

(5 pages) 43 0 3.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Philisophy of Science Admissions Essay

at my church. I also attend the weekly Youth Group there. In this year's drama club production of "Alice in Wonderland", I am the Cheshire Cat and the Daisy Flower. I had difficulties with my tone of ...

(2 pages) 71 0 2.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Famine in Zimbabwe.

rve; countries have the options of either being a resource or dealing with it more politically.The "Alice in Wonderland" land program was brought into law by President Mugabe who feels that it would b ...

(5 pages) 67 0 4.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Comparing the Shojo character of Chihiro (Sen) from Miyazaki's Spirited Away with the character Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland

In this essay I will be discussing the similarities and differences betweenthe character Alice from Walt Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' and the characterChihiro (Sen) from Hayao Miyazaki's ... forthright as a Miyazaki character andthey tend to be more passive and less 'fiery'. The character Alice from Alice inWonderland seems to be one of the exceptions.Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away came ... in his manga "Nausicaä".fig.1) Haku and Chihiro fig.2) Chihiro next to her motherThe character Alice in 'Alice in Wonderland' has to go through many ofthe same situations and challenges as Chihir ...

(6 pages) 44 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Comparing the Shojo character of Chihiro (Sen) from Miyazaki's Spirited Away with the character Alice from Disney's Alice in Wonderland

In this essay I will be discussing the similarities and differences between the character Alice from Walt Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' and the character Chihiro (Sen) from Hayao Miyazaki's ... forthright as a Miyazaki character and they tend to be more passive and less 'fiery'. The character Alice from Alice in Wonderland seems to be one of the exceptions.Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away came ...

(6 pages) 44 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Alice in Wonderland: A Curious Child

Alice In Wonderland and a Curious ChildLewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland has entertained n ... a treasure of philosophers, literary critics, and psychoanalysts. There appears to be something in Alice for everyone, and there are almost as many explanations of the work as there are commentators. ... there are commentators. One commentary is A Curious Child by Nina Auerbach. Auerbach discussed how Alice is a representation of a middle class child in Victorian England. Victorian children were expe ...

(6 pages) 98 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Extended Creative Defination on The work Crazy

Lisa BouskaEnglish 391"Madness is the divinest sense."- Alice In Wonderland Madness is indeed the divinest sense. Crazy is supposedly "affected withm ...

(2 pages) 27 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Bookreport: Neuromancer - William Gibson

s and machines.From time to time I like to read books that mark corner stones in sci-fi, like Dune, Alice in Wonderland ect. I decided to read this book to "complete my education" so to speak. When I ...

(4 pages) 41 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Fantasy: "Alice in Wonderland" and "Wizard of Oz"

Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass and Wizard of Oz are great works of fantasy. Each nove ... lthood. Also elements from Bettelheim, Freud and Jung can be applied in analyzing each work.In both Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass and Wizard of Oz , the authors delineate essential com ... lass and Wizard of Oz , the authors delineate essential components to show how the main characters, Alice and Dorothy, mature from childhood to adulthood. This concept of growth into adulthood is an e ...

(6 pages) 27 1 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alice In Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is one of the all time classic children's novels. It's creator, Lewis Carrol was ... n's novels. It's creator, Lewis Carrol was truly onto something when he conjured up the little girl Alice who follows a white rabbit into a fantasy world she could have only dreamed of. Curiosity wind ... tertain or encourage people to find their fantasy lands but to make money. The Disney production of Alice in Wonderland is not nearly as sweet as that of Carrol. The scenes are often dark and Alice is ...

(2 pages) 6 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Biography Of James M. Cain

larence W. Stryker, a member at St. John's faculty, recognized Cain's passion and introduced him to Alice in Wonderland, which to the end of his life remained his favorite novel. Cain surrounded himse ... the way it is today. Cain was most fond about his childhood for he liked to escape to the world of Alice's wonderland. Cain once said: "["¦] That the aim for art is to cast a spell over the be ...

(10 pages) 1776 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What To Do With John Walker

nd not for the United States, turmoil erupted and we, as Americans, became the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, shouting "Off with his head."� But what of this young man-this 20-year-o ...

(5 pages) 997 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What To Do With John Walker

nd not for the United States, turmoil erupted and we, as Americans, became the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, shouting "Off with his head." But what of this young man-this 20-year-old ...

(5 pages) 985 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

maina

In Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland, Alice is curious, well-mannered, and confused while she tries to find her way o ... onderland. Alice meets many unique and weird creatures which eventually help her escape wonderland. Alice shows that she is curious through her actions. At the beginning of the book Alice gets distrac ... ts distracted from her "boring" work, and chases a white rabbit down a hole. This excerpt describes Alices curiosity, "Alice started to her feet, for it flashed in her mind that she had never before s ...

(1 pages) 1147 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Occasionally, we all feel lost and do not know how

Occasionally, we all feel lost and do not know how to get back to where we think we belong. Alice, of Alice in Wonderland felt this way when she woke up in a new world that was full of surpris ... gs. We find happiness in ourselves no matter where we are or what possessions we have. For example, Alice's new world is strange to her but completely normal to the people in that are living in this w ...

(5 pages) 1199 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alice in Wonderland is the story of a young girl's

Alice in Wonderland is the story of a young girl's journey into a dream world created by her imagina ... a dream world created by her imagination. Wonderland is a world that reflects life using games, and Alice must learn the rules to these games to find her way home. Every new game Alice encounters in W ... counters in Wonderland has new rules she must learn to move forward in her travels. Every challenge Alice passes is a metaphor for challenges in real life. Alice must learn the way society in Wonderla ...

(4 pages) 2469 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Myths Surrounding Lewis Carroll

ll cherished his childhood and taught children how to cherish theirs as well. In the Adventure's of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll uses personification to entertain and teach readers of all ages t ... ir childhood mind. However, one friendship that left an impact on Carroll's life and literature was Alice Liddell. In her favor, he wrote the books, The Adventure's of Alice in Wonderland and Through ...

(9 pages) 19 1 4.7 Jan/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Disney Motivational Strategy

ith hopes of marketing his creative talent in the film industry. Walt had made a short film called "Alice in Wonderland" that he hoped to use as a pilot film to break into the industry. Partnered with ... J. Winkler contracted with the studio on October 16, 1923 to release a series to the public called "Alice Comedies." This marked the formal beginnings of the Walt Disney Company (Corporate Disney, 200 ...

(11 pages) 122 1 4.5 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Alice: The Ethnocentric Imperialist

Alice grew up in an English, upper class household. She studied lessons in History, English, Math, E ... lish, upper class household. She studied lessons in History, English, Math, Etiquette, and Science. Alice spent the majority of her adolescent life learning how to conform and behave in a Victorian so ... ity of her adolescent life learning how to conform and behave in a Victorian society. However, when Alice is thrown into Wonderland, everything she had learned is no longer applicable. In such a situa ...

(6 pages) 4108 0 5.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature