Alice's Adventures in Wonderland---Expertly Guided Edition of the Colored World Literary Masterpiece

Author: Lewis Carroll
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This novel depicts the story of a little girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole in a dream and travels through a magical kingdom. It also became Lewis Carroll's renowned work as a children's author. The protagonist, Alice, was inspired by the little daughter of his friend, the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and is a real person. In April 1862, Carroll and the Reid family took a boat trip along the Thames River. At that time, the 10-year-old Alice would improvise stories for her two older sisters every night. Three years later, these stories were compiled into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and published. On the surface, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland seems to just describe Alice's adventures, but in reality, it offers a sharp satire of British society at the time. This can be seen in the characters who appear in the book. The rabbit who often checks his watch and runs swiftly represents the timid and meticulous petty bourgeoisie. The Queen who constantly shouts about having his head chopped off symbolizes a dictator. The gardener who changes white roses into red ones to avoid the Queen's punishment embodies the blind and verbose civil servant, while the Duchess who frequently speaks incoherently represents the reckless and ignorant.