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Submitted by trixstar on June 20, 2005
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Inventing Wonderland
About the extern influences on Lewis Carroll
Table of contents
1. Introduction
..3
2. Being childlike
...4
3. The Victorian image ofchildhood
.....6
4. Just good friends?.........................8
5. Other influences
........10
6. Conclusion
...12
7. Bibliography
13
1. Introduction
There are several reasons why I have chosen the book Alices Adventures in Wonderland as the topic for my term paper. The main reason is that I have been fascinated by Alices adventures as a series on TV since I was about six years old. I was curious about the overworked rabbit, racked by brain about how Alice would only be able to reach the golden key on the table and I got even more nervous when I saw the Queen than the Knaves of Hearts did. What I did not understand then was that Alice has fallen asleep in the beginning and all she is experiencing is only a dream. However, my illusion has been destroyed when I first read the book at the age of about 12 and I must admit it was then when I lost some of my fascination for Alice.
As I read the book again as a preparation for the Proseminar a few months ago I soon started to focus on a certain aspect which I could not let go of and which brought back my fascination for Alices Adventures. It is also the reason I have chosen this topic for my term paper: I am very much interested in the circumstances of the time, in this case the Victorian Age, and the various influences on a person like Lewis Carroll in connection with his ability to create such a powerful, imaginative and attractive idea of a wonderland. I would like to know what kind of person can make up such a story? I have chosen...
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