Essays Tagged: "Lewis Carroll"

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 ... wrote that shewas grateful that he had encouraged her to 'that arduous business ofthinking.' While Lewis Carroll's Alice books compel us to laugh and towonder, we are also easily led, almost in spite ... and towonder, we are also easily led, almost in spite of ourselves, to think aswell.FURTHER READING:Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass,with an introduction ...

(2 pages) 117 0 2.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Perception of reality. Comparison essay on Alice in Wonderland, Waiting for Godot, Screwtape Letters

Each of the three authors, Lewis Carroll, Samuel Beckett, and C.S. Lewis are able to create their own perception of reality thr ... rs with the idea of existentialism in Waiting for Godot; and finally in The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis uses the vantage point of a demon, Screwtape, in order to show the human condition.To begin wi ... hout him, their life is meaningless.In the ScrewtapeLetters, we view the world through Hell's eyes. Lewis is able to create his own reality through the point of view of Screwtape. The novel is compris ...

(12 pages) 166 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay that talks about the life of Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll was born January 27, 1832. He was the eldest of eleven children born to a minister. Fr ... was never ordained a priest. He believed preaching was difficult so he ascertained other interests.Lewis Carroll was not born with the name Lewis Carroll. It became his pen name when he changed his b ... name Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson into the Latin form of "Carolus Lodovicus," then simplifying it with Lewis Carroll. He was an English writer, a photographer, and a mathematician. Carroll wrote Alice's ...

(2 pages) 41 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

story.In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" the narrator does not introduce himself as a character. Lewis Carroll uses 3rd person narrative. Yet, everything in the story is seen, heard or thought happ ...

(1 pages) 98 1 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Becoming Responsible Communicators

ge over their enemies by damaging others' confidence in who they are.Bosmajian uses an example from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass to illustrate one's attachment to his or her name. In The ...

(3 pages) 44 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Scenario-Based Decision Making

aid the Cat. I don't much care, said Alice. Then it doesn't matter which way you go, said the Cat.--Lewis Carroll, from Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMethod and ResultsThe TechniqueScenario-based de ...

(4 pages) 481 0 4.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Pink Flamingo.

an find them in storybooks. Aliceuses flamingos as croquet mallets in Through the Looking Glass (by Lewis Carroll).Images of flamingos, standing under palm trees, appear in paperweights and snowglobes ...

(4 pages) 39 0 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

A comparison between the books Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

tter and Sorcerer's StoneThe two novels being analyzed are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland written Lewis Carroll and Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Both novels have the main chara ...

(3 pages) 62 1 1.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Biography and Critical Analysis of Lewis Carrol and his work "Alice in Wonderland".

Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27th, 1832 in Daresbury in Cheshire. He w ... ford until influenza caused death. Alice in Wonder is the work Dodgson, recognized by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll in this story, is most famous for. He created the story for the one of the three daugh ...

(6 pages) 107 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This essay dives into the philosophy behind Lewis Caroll's Alice in WOnderland. It breaks down the story into three major philosophical ideas.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland("but that's what it's called, you know!")The best way to describe Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, would be a fictitious fantasy about the real world ... us there than on the planet earth. Wonderland is found somewhere between logic and the imagination. Lewis Carroll successfully takes the reader on a journey down the rabbit hole and into a world of ph ...

(9 pages) 109 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll.

Charles Hutwidge Dodgson, using the pseudonym of Lewis Carroll became an accomplished author of the Victorian age.As a child, Charles Dodgson used hi ... rd.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland became famous for it's nonsense verse. Dodson used the pen name Lewis Carroll for his new literary work. Criticisms of his work did not appear until the 1960s, when ... his work did not appear until the 1960s, when many began insinuating his books were drug influenced.Lewis Carroll is best known for his adventurous tales using nonsense verse. Nonsense verse is define ...

(7 pages) 87 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Alice in Wonderland: A Curious Child

Alice In Wonderland and a Curious ChildLewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland has entertained not only children but adults for over on ... ise symbolized as the King. The absurdity of the Victorian Era is comparable to that of Wonderland. Lewis Carroll has often times been described as the master of nonsense. Although this is true, Carro ...

(6 pages) 98 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Wizard of Oz by Frank, Alice in Wonder Land by Lewis Carroll, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien This essay was written in comparison as requested by my instructor

"The Wizard of Oz"By L. Frank Baum"Alice in Wonder Land"By Lewis Carroll"The Hobbit"By J.R.R. TolkienThe Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonder Land and The Hobbit are ...

(4 pages) 54 2 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Compare/Contrast Essay on the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll

Implying a PedophileIn "The Walrus and the Carpenter," by Lewis Carroll, the dual identity, the oysters, the eating of the oysters, and the implied guilt felt ... lead a reader to believe the poem is about a pedophile. Many people on various websites claim that Lewis Carroll was a pedophile because of his interest in young girls (Encarta). He has taken many pi ... all poetry, this poem can have many different meanings and interpretations, but many people believe Lewis wrote this poem as a reflection of himself.The author flips back and forth with the dual ident ...

(5 pages) 47 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll)

"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll) Might this formula - or a more sophisticated version of it - actually determine what ...

(6 pages) 77 0 3.4 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

The effect of Repetition in the acquisition of Knowledge

"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll). Might this formula- or a more sophisticated version of it- actually determine what w ...

(5 pages) 20 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Analysis Lewis Carroll

The Child in Lewis CarrollThe early stages in life are often the most curious; childhood is about growing up and ... ts. Childhood is a stage in life every individual experiences, however not every individual such as Lewis Carroll cherishes the experience. Carroll is a man who defines the expression 'inside every ad ... dhood 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 the values of youth.Le ...

(6 pages) 31 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Alice In Wonderland

In Lewis Carroll'sAlice's Adventures In Wonderland, daydreams make a significant impact on Alice's life ...

(2 pages) 9 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Circular Adventures Of Alice

love, 'tis love that makes the world go round!' many references to circles never cease to appear in Lewis Carroll's book and they reveal to our eyes its structure. Circles show how Wonderland operates ... also has some reservations about answering Alice's question.I find that it is not coincidental that Lewis Carroll included references to circles in his book. I think the author planned his novel in th ...

(2 pages) 1398 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Alice In Wonderland

In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, daydreams make a significant impact on Alice's lif ... d, contributes to one's maturity is brought out through characterization and symbolism in the novel.Lewis Carroll, otherwise known as C. L. Dodgson was born in 1832. Carroll was one of eleven children ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American