Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

By Student A and Student B

Erdman – Eng10H

Summary Alice falls down a rabbit hole

Garden troubles

Offends/is offended by everyone she meets

Meets the Duchess & Cheshire Cat

Tea Party

Plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts

Meets the Mock Turtle and Gryphon

Attends court trial

Wakes up

Alice & The Queen of Hearts

Alice: Blonde, straight hair,

blue dress, 7 years old

Truthful

Has good etiquette

Innocent

Very proud of her “knowledge”

Logical

Queen of Hearts:

Playing Card

Short-tempered

Enjoys beheadings

Arrogant

Violent

Other Characters The Duchess

Big head (literally), bony chin, short

Mood swings

Finds the “moral” in everything

Promiscuous

The Caterpillar

3 inches tall

Smokes

Rude

Easily offended

The Cheshire Cat

Helpful

Smart

Striped, big grin

Logical

Crazy

Talks in riddles

Themes

Childhood innocence must be lost when one grows up “… being so many different sizes in a day is

very confusing”

Author’s frustration with mathematics “… four times five is twelve, and four times

six is thirteen, and four times seven is--oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate! “

Themes Cont.

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?” - riddle by the Mad Hatter

“I haven’t the slightest idea”

Not everything in life can be solved

The Mad Hatter’s riddle has no answer

Objectionable Content

Smoking caterpillar

Drug reference

Animals superior to humans

Was banned in China, 1931

Animals talk and order Alice around

Objectionable Content Cont.

Lots of violence

Queen of Hearts’s beheadings

Degradation of teachers and religious ceremonies

Supposedly has expletives

Our Opinion

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland should not be banned.

Caterpillar: Not a role model, symbolism is almost non-existent

Animal Superiority: no effect on Alice & many story have talking animals

Violence: no one is hurt

Degradation of teachers and religious ceremonies: Cannot find any significant parts

Expletives: cannot find any bad words

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