The
Tales and
Trials of Alice and Her
Crazy Wonderland
Introduction
I have chosen to do my
storybook
on Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland,
by Lewis Carroll. The book was written
in 1865 and was originally written for Alice
Liddell, the daughter of Henry George Liddell, the Vice-Chancellor of
Oxford University in England. Carroll liked including things from
his life so most of the book's characters and adventures were based on
people he knew and buildings in Oxford, England and at Christ
Church. For example, Alice was named after Liddell's second
daughter, who was a friend of Carroll. Also, the "rabbit hole"
symbolized the stairs in the back of the main hall in Christ Church in
England. Alice's Adventures
in
Wonderland has been a
favorite of many, young and old and it has
been translated into 125 different languages.
I picked Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland for my storybook because this was always a favorite
story of mine when I was younger. I thought Alice was such a
spunky little girl with such a big personality. I think the story
is so creative and I really like all of the twists and turns in
it. I watched Walt Disney's version as a child, but never read
the book before this assignment.
The book and movie are both great stories, and there are similarities
as well as differences between the two. The movie is in fact a
combination of Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland and Through the
Looking Glass (the sequel to the book). Walt Disney's
version has taken most of the information from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
but some things came from the sequel. For example, in the movie
the tea party is a celebration for an unbirthday party, which comes
from Through the Looking Glass
and in the book it is simply a never-ending tea party. There are
also many minor differences between the book and the movie, but the
overall storyline is the same for both.
My storybook will be told from the eyes of Alice's older sister,
Lorina. Lorina Liddell, who the character is based on, was two
years older than Alice. The book portrayed Lorina as much more mature
and levelheaded than Alice. Lorina had motherly instincts and
cared for Alice, but a part of her wished she could have Alice's
carefree and creative imagination. For example, when Alice woke
from her dream, she told Lorina about her adventure she had in
Wonderland, all of the crazy characters she encountered, and even how
she was a witness in a trial for who stole the tarts.
For my storybook, Lorina was not quite convinced by Alice's stories so
she wanted to find out more information about Wonderland. Also,
when Alice told her about the tea party she was very excited to wanted
to participate in one as well. She
decided to talk to Alice to find out more information to see if
everything down the rabbit hole was what Alice described. Once
Lorina was down the rabbit
hole she decided it was important for her to interview the animals
Alice talked to, in order to get more information and possibly organize
another tea party.
In the first story, Lorina talked to Alice about what she encountered
when she first went down the rabbit hole. Lorina was very
intrigued with Alice's story and wanted to find out everything she
could about Wonderland. Lorina loved her
little sister, and knew she had a vivid imagination, but something
about Alice's story made Lorina believe her little sister. Everything
about Wonderland seemed so curious and Lorina was eager to learn
more. When Alice told her about the tea party she attended Lorina
decided that settled it, she had to go to Wonderland herself.
In the second story, Lorina and Alice went to
Wonderland together. Lorina met the White Rabbit and he told her
all about his last encounter with Alice. She then talked to him about
the possibility of another tea party, which he thought was doable.
Lorina was so excited and she was told that she needed to talk to the
Mad Hatter as well as the Dormouse.
In the third story, Lorina talked to the Mad Hatter.
She was slightly nervous to meet him, but she got the courage to talk
to him about having another tea party. He eventually
invited her to join him in talking with the Dormouse. Lorina was
hesitant, but decided it was worth it to get her tea party.
In the fourth story, Lorina and the Mad Hatter
visited the Dormouse and talk to him about the second tea party. They
tried to talk to him but also had to try and keep him awake at the same
time. In the end, does Lorina get to have her tea party with all of the
wacky characters from Wonderland? You will have to wait and read the
storybook to find out!
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