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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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