Alice in Wonderland

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rals about obedience and safety, which Carroll considers very limited. In the books Carroll also inserts many verses that were parodies of former verses for children. He rewrites them in pure nonsense having no moral or meaning other than pure amusement. “This rejection of typical Victorian manners and education of children supports one of the themes in his Alice books, the idea that a child’s imagination has value.”(Brown, May Lee)

Another view Carroll shows through the eyes of Alice is his thoughts on prejudice. In a scene from Alice in Wonderland the cook is violently hurling saucepans, plates, dishes and what ever else she can get her hands on at the Duchess and the baby. At this the Duchess states “If everyone mined their own business the world would go round a deal faster than it does.” Alice, thinking this as a great opportunity to show off her knowledge, starts to discuss the Earth’s rotation on it’s axis. To which the Duchess replies “Talking of axes, chop off her head!” In this passage Carroll shows that

“adults are cruel, childlike, irresponsible, impulsive, and self-indulgent-- the exact five adject...