Alice In Wonderland

Alice's adventures in wonderland was first released in 1865 and was written by Lewis Carroll. At a first glance, it is a seemingly childish story, but in fact it is an interesting tale following the journey of a curious little girl called Alice. It begins with her in her garden when she spots a mysterious animal in clothes and decides to follow it, only ending up falling down a rabbit hole. While down there many strange things happen to her, she meets weird and wonderful characters and she loses the sense of reality.

When reading it, I didn't feel like I was onlooking her tale but infact there with her. This was because of Carroll's descriptive style of writing, transporting you into the story. Throughout the journey Alice it taken to many strange places, such as court, where she is meets new things she doesn't understand. This story shows Alice getting in some trouble because of her burnings curiosities, changing size, playing croquet with animals and having never ending tea parties. Although these experiences are hardly easy to relate to, that is what gives the story it's "can't put down" factor.

At the beginning of the book Alice likes to say what's on her mind all the time and in some ways that doesn't change. But as he story progresses, her ability to bite her tongue around certain people (those who like to say "cut of her head") grows too. This is not only a story of her adventure in a new and exciting place but the story of a little girl, from a wealthy family, growing up and being more considerate to others, a quality she lacked at the beginning. This helps for you to empathise with Alice throughout the tale because you can see her turn from a mouthy little girl to a more caring little girl who puts others first.

I was first intrigued by this tale because of the fact it is a classic story, one we all have probably experienced, whether in a book or film form and it did not fail to meet my expectations. I would definitely recommend this book to a range of audiences because of the fact it was easy to read but still had a compelling story line and characters which is why I really enjoyed it. The book easily plays out in your head, probably because of the fact it is a known tale to most of us and is quite easy to follow the adventures of little Alice.

 Eleanor Bennett