Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Camille Rose Garcia {Goodreads}
Published by Harper Design in 2010
Hardback edition; 160 pages {BookDepository}
"One day, a young girl named Alice is sitting on the riverbank with her sister, when she sees a curious looking white rabbit. She soon after falls into the magical world of Wonderland, where she meets a series of strange creatures."
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland may appear to most as a simple
childish tale, but deep within lays a more complicated story. It’s not just
about the unexpected events a little girl called Alice lives when she finds
herself in Wonderland.
Lewis
Carroll writes a novel about a lost childhood and the uncertainty of growing
up. When Alice gets in Wonderland she’s always questioning who she is since she
does no longer know what her past-self will do in whatever situation and that is indeed scary.
What
this story would be though without the white rabbit that is always late or the
memorable Cheshire cat who confuses Alice all the time but in reality seems the
sanest of them all? We cannot forget as well the tea party with the Mad Hatter
and the March Hare where everything seems out of order. It’s funny how Alice
finds Wonderland strange but the question here is: is it? Within the chaos that
is this new place, there is order. Just because that order is not what we
consider order does it mean it is less and not real?
Carroll gives
us a fascinating story, full with unforgettable characters and a main female
protagonist who is completely lost in a world she does not know but is willing
to discover. True, the story may look extravagant and sometimes the chapters seem
disjointed, but as I said, is part of the charm of Wonderland and within the
nonsense, there is sense.
There is
still too much to say about Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland and even more about its author but it is
undeniable Alice’s story keeps fascinating and confusing many out there. I felt
both mesmerized and confused and I know is a story I won’t be able to forget.
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