Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking Glass

By Lewis Carroll

Charles Ludwidge Dodgson

(Lewis Carroll) Born January 27, 1932 Stuttered frequently Didn’t mind as he enjoyed playing with and coining new words Went to Oxford and graduated with a mathematics degree Wrote many short stories during his time at Oxford 1855 first wrote “A Stanza of Anglo-Saxton Poetry” Later would be known as the first 4 lines of Jabberwocky Became friends with Oxford’s new dean, Henry George Liddell Became close with Lidell’s children, especially Alice In 1862, he wrote Alice’s Adventures Under Ground 1863, suggested to Alice’s parents that he would marry her Parents were angry and were from then on unfriendly towards Carroll 1865, Alice in Wonderland was published under the name Carroll Less than a year later Through the Looking Glass was released Took photographs of young girls frequently

ALICE"Loving, first, loving and gentle: loving as a dog (forgive the prosaic smile, but I know no earthy love so pure and perfect), and gentle as a fawn; then courteous - courteous to all, high or low, grand or grotesque, King or Caterpillar, even as though she were herself a King’s daughter, and her clothing of wrought gold: then trustful, ready to accept the wildest impossibilities with all that utter trust that only dreamers know; and lastly, curious – wildly curious, and with the eager enjoyment of Life that comes only in the happy hours of childhood, when all is new and fair, and when Sin and Sorrow are but names – empty words signifying nothing!"

THE RED QUEEN &

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

"Off with his head!"

`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' `That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. `I don't much care where--' said Alice. `Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat. `--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation. `Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, `if you only walk long enough.'" "`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice. `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.' Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on `And how do you know that you're mad?' `To begin with,' said the Cat, `a dog's not mad. You grant that?' `I suppose so,' said Alice. `Well, then,' the Cat went on, `you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.'"

CHESHIRE CAT

HUMPTY DUMPTY &

TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM

Exposition`Let's pretend that you're the Red Queen, Kitty! Do you know, I think if you sat up and folded your arms, you'd look exactly like her. Now do try, there's a dear!' And Alice got the Red Queen off the table, and set it up before the kitten as a model for it to imitate: however, the thing didn't succeed, principally, Alice said, because the kitten wouldn't fold its arms properly. So, to punish it, she held it up to the Looking-glass, that it might see how sulky it was -- `and if you're not good directly,' she added, `I'll put you through into Looking-glass House. How would you like that?'

Rising ActionDown the Rabbit Hole..“In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again. The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.”

Climax`I wish you wouldn't squeeze so.' said the Dormouse, who was sitting next to her. `I can hardly breathe.'

`I can't help it,' said Alice very meekly: `I'm growing.'

`You've no right to grow here,' said the Dormouse.

Falling Action`May I give you a slice?' she said, taking up the knife and fork, and looking from one Queen to the other.

`Certainly not,' the Red Queen, very decidedly: `it isn't etiquette to cut any one you've been introduced to. Remove the joint!'And the waiters carried it off, and brought a large plum-pudding in its place.

`I won't be introduced to the pudding, please,' Alice said rather hastily, `or shall we get no dinner at all. May I give you some?'

But the Red Queen looked sulky, and growled `Pudding -- Alice; Alice -- Pudding. Remove the pudding!' and the waiters took it always so quickly that Alice couldn't return its bow.

ResolutionSo Alice hunted among the chessmen on the table till she had found the Red Queen: then she went down on her knees on the hearth-rug, and put the kitten and the Queen to look at each other. "Now, Kitty!' she cried, clapping her hands triumphantly. `Confess that was what you turned into!'

Place & TimeJuly, 1862Alice and sisters on the Isis RiverBegged for a story with “lots of nonsense”Much was based on a picnic they had weeks earlier

Wonderland is a fantasy world where reality is extremely distorted.When she goes through the looking glass things seem to be backwards, like a mirror.

ThemesGrowing up

Displays a child’s innocent approach to an adult world.Represents children’s struggles to understand the rules of the world.(Duchess who tries to find morals in everything, unjust trials, physical

changes when she shrinks and grows throughout the story)Identity

Alice struggles with her personal identity.Creatures order her to identify herself, Cheshire cat accuses her of being

insane.Not only Alice, but other creatures as well. (Duchess’ baby turns into a pig,

members of the jury must write down names or they’ll forget them)Enters a wood where she forgets her name, a fawn does not recognize her as

a human.Tweedledee and Tweedledum tell her she does not even exist, only in the

sleeping red king’s dreams.Being grown up

Teaches the wonderlanders valuable lessons, even mothers a few.Alice is much more confident in this book.

Achieving a higher social positionAlice adventures to become a queen.Flowers tell her they wont start a conversation because they are lower in rank than she.Lives of the lower class (Bread-and-Butterflies die because of food shortage)

8 out of 10It was a great read, definitely different.Characters were annoyingStory was incredibly confusingMakes you thinkEasy to fall in love with

Relations to Drugs

During Carroll’s time, five out of six families used opium habitually.It was commonly said that infants “shrank up into little men” when they became sick, much like the Duchess baby turns into a pig.Mind altering experiences relate closely with happenings in Wonderland.

Growing and shrinking constantly, Caterpillar smoking the hookah, eating of

mushrooms and drinking substances out of a bottle to alter ones state.The Alice books can relate to “trips”. When Alice falls down the rabbit hole, her sense of time and movement significantly slows down as sometimes happens when someone experiences a “trip”.Obviously most animals do not typically speak or walk on two legs. This could be related back to hallucination, which can also happen when on a “trip”.

The Cheshire cat disappears and reappears, leaving his grin behind. The Caterpillar’s habit of smoking hookahs, and his suggestions to eat the mushrooms.

Statistics

In United States of America, the root cause for 25% of the total deaths can be attributed to drug abuse. 65% of drug addicts get access to the drink via their close family and friends. The most commonly used drug among American youth is alcohol. Chronic alcohol consumption kills youth 6.5 times beyond normalcy. Alcoholism is the most prominent cause of birth abnormalities. Drug withdrawal is not just as easy as anyone thinks. The process can bring in hallucinations, paranoia and seizures. Drug withdrawal in rare cases can even prove to be fatal. Medication cost of a drug addict is almost 2 times the medication cost for a clean individual. Drug addicts tend to take up 527000 emergency rooms for treatment in one year. Almost a death toll of 10000 can be attributed to chronic alcohol abuse within a timeframe of one year, Drug abuse is the most common problem among food service and construction workers. 75% of domestic violence is caused by drug addicts. Children who come from a family which practically experiences the drug addiction problem is more likely to suffer from asthma, ear infections and are very vulnerable to poor performance in schools due to the tarnished home environment. 50% of Americans have a beloved one who is suffering from drug abuse problem at any given time The age group that is worst affected by drug addiction is 18-29 1in 4 teens have a frequent discussion with their parents on drug addiction, its ill effects and aftermath. The teens that do that have proven to be less prone to get into this habit than the ones who don’t. 28% of school teens are aware of at least one of their friends who is a chronic drug abuser. 17% of them know more than one. The drug consumption generally begins at adolescent years. Statistics reveal that the average age is 12.5 years Alcohol usage is most prominent among Hispanics. Whites and African Americans follow suit Hispanics are the ethnic group that is very popular in the arena of illicit drug consumption Heroin and cocaine contribute to 70% of illicit drug addiction problems across America Among school children who come out of the eighth grade, 52% have tasted alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes at least once and 20% have given weed consumption a try

Treatments

Ensure that you as a person would not even give this a try even when forced to. If you see a beloved one of yours suffering from drug addiction, volunteer and render help. If you have a family member who is suffering, render your moral support to the person in all aspects. Don’t ever try to insult the drug addicts for it may complicate the situation even more. Try to find the best rehab center available in your area and get your beloved one to a popular psychiatrist and get help Finance would be a big problem when it comes to withdrawal. Get help from social groups and ensure that the drug addict gets help from self help groups frequently Motivation and patience are the keys that can help the addict come out of the problem. Do what you can in aiding them to get this in throughout the withdrawal process. During sober living, make sure that the drug addict is not amidst triggers.

Illicit teen drug use as of 2003.  * 8th grade -- 30.3%  * 10th grade -- 44.9%  * 12th grade -- 52.8%

Underage drinking costs the United States more than $58 billion dollars annually, enough for a new state of the art computer for every student.

  When consumed by teens, hallucinogens cause imagined experiences that seem real. The word “hallucinate” comes from the Latin words meaning “to wander in the mind.” When consumed in non-toxic dosages, hallucinogens produce changes in perception, mood, and thought.

• PCP • LSD • DMT • Psilocybin • Peyote • MDA and MDMA

Hallucinogens

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