Tuesday, April 5, 2011

~*~"All Sorts of Pitfalls and Surprises": Competing Views of idealized girldhood in Lewis Carroll's Alice Books* By: Jennifer geer*~

 The article is basically views the vision of Alice's childhood verses Alice as a young lady. The Author : Jennifer Geer first starts her introduction by describing the main book: Adventure of Alice in wonderland and its sequel; Through the Looking-Glass. 
 The author's main point seems to revolve around the main themes that concludes in both the basis story of Alice in Wonderland. The fact that its viewers can be both adults and children is a significant factor to the author's point of view.
 The article's main point also revolves around how children and adults want power in their own best forms, however, they also want comfort at the same time.  However, you can compare and contrast Alice's sister and her dreams about Alice, it also sets out to remind Alice of her own happy childhood memories.
 Thus, the article basically compares and contrast between Alice as a child to Alice as a women. And the story of contrasts between the ideals of fairytale and femininity and the irony of it all.thus, it makes one wonder whether Alice in Wonderland and its whole concept is meant to be deeper or not. However, the fact that this story invites both adult readers and children as well makes it a classic in its best form.

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