Thread: I was reading Alice in wonderland

Originally Posted by NeoSioType

would you have thought that way? If so, then forgive me. As a user posted above alice's thoughts are of the overall theme of the story, a perspective of a drug trip...

I do agree though, you picked one of the more logical things that she says for an example. Wishing to fold up because the door is too small is not that strange.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

I do agree though, you picked one of the more logical things that she says for an example. Wishing to fold up because the door is too small is not that strange.

But then again it is an opinion...I guess I'm just a minority here.

I suppose my thinking isn't nearly as creative as hers. The chances are slim if a tv remotes out of reach that I'm going to wish my arm could strech like a tape measurer.

Alice in Wonderland is full of ingenious symbolism. Besides the fact that it already appealed to me from when I was little... more and more elements of the text became clear to me when I read it again later on.

Like the rabbit, a cowardly extremely anxious figure, could very well represent that side of adults and their obsession with time. Think about it, terms like spending time, wasting time etc. all link to one thing: money. Since when can something so precious become a currency?

It may have a peculiar sense of metaphor but I think the book just needs a different angle to be appreciated.

Originally Posted by Dimethyltrip

Alice in Wonderland is full of ingenious symbolism. Besides the fact that it already appealed to me from when I was little... more and more elements of the text became clear to me when I read it again later on.

Like the rabbit, a cowardly extremely anxious figure, could very well represent that side of adults and their obsession with time. Think about it, terms like spending time, wasting time etc. all link to one thing: money. Since when can something so precious become a currency?

It may have a peculiar sense of metaphor but I think the book just needs a different angle to be appreciated.

Well put, Dimethyltrip. It's the creativity that always appealed to me as well, and the manner of transforming everyday sayings and objects into surreal reality. That's what makes the book a classic. From the Cheshire Cat to the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts (it was Hearts, wasn't it? It's been years...).

I'm personally a fan of Alice in Wonderland. Sure it's weird. But didn't Lewis Carol write it when he was on opium? But it's fun nonetheless.

In year 11 Studio Arts we did a whole unti based on Alice In Wonderland, so I guess I've just come to appreciate it.

The book is actuall called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland was the Disney interpretation of it.