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Student Essay on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"

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"Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"

Summary:   Essay is a research paper on "Alice In Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. It has symbolism, historical background, and my own criticism.


In January of 1832, a literary legend was born (Samuelson 1). This was the man who wrote of strange lands with chess pieces that could talk and playing cards that acted human. Yes, this is the man who has taken many children's imaginations on a roller-coaster ride with his stories of talking caterpillars and the famous white rabbit. This man, Charles Dodgson, wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. His stories truly are epic and have been made into plays, movies, and radio shows.

Charles Dodgson was an introverted child. He had an extremely bad stutter, which made many people make fun of him. He couldn't cope with his peers, which made him find things to amuse himself. His only real amusements were logic games, writing, and reading. He, in turn, became extremely bright.....

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