Literary Analysis Paper#1

Research Question: How has Alice's curiosity led her throughout her journey in Wonderland?

When we are curious, we do things differently, and sometimes we do things that contradict ours or other's beliefs.
Its almost as if Alice takes a risk because she wants to get away from the boring stability and predictability of her own life.
She learns that change isn't always easy, but it's important because we can learn from it & profit from it. I guess she's probably a little less naive after the whole thing.
I plan to talk about some of the things she had done because of her curiosity:
1. She fell down the rabbit hole, being the first human to.
2. Ate the sweets which made her smaller.
3. Met Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
4. Went to the tea party (because she was wondering what they were doing)
5. Was challenged by the Queen of Hearts to play croquet because she went into the Queen's garden.
6. Went into the looking glass world.
7. Met lots of people.
8. Drank the liquid with the label "Drink Me".

The Alchemist

One of the things I noticed as I read part 2 of the Alchemist is that Santiago is no longer referred to by his name but he is called "the boy". I think this is because the writer is trying to get the readers to see Santiago as a mysterious person, like how the others in the book see him. Also, it turns Santiago in some sense, into a mythical character.
Another part I noticed is the difference between Santiago and the crystal merchant. Santiago is eager to pursue his personal legend but the crystal merchant is fearful and hesitant. The crystal merchant is worried than if he makes his trip to Mecca than he will have nothing to live for after, but Santiago has already faced setbacks on his journey and is therefore not afraid of what changes it might bring.

Burton & Carroll

When I first started reading the book I pictured Wonderland as this magical and enchanted place with beautiful colors much like Alice had described the garden she had seen. Carroll portrays the tone of the book being so relaxed because of all the chaos within the characters.
As for the movie, I had not seen it before so the clip in class caught me completely off guard. It was so different than what I had pictured in the book. The setting in the movie seemed so dark and destroyed. The characters also stood out to me, because they seemed so colorful yet so vile.

My Encounter with Alice

We stared at eachother for a couple minutes as I smoked my hookah, contemplating who she was. I took the hookah out of my mouth and asked the girl who she was but to my surprise she did not know. I was confused by what she was saying. She began to tell me that she knew who she 'was' but when she woke up this morning she had changed but she said she could not explain herself. Well, how am I supposed to talk to someone I dont know if she doesnt even know who she is? I kept asking the same question but she could not answer, so eventually she started walking away. I called for her because I thought giving her some advice would help her along her way. I told her to keep her temper and then she pondered. I asked once more about how she said she changed. We talked for a couple minutes and I decided to tell her about the sides of the mushroom, one which will make you grow taller, the other, shorter. Then I went on my way.

Victorian Era

After researching many characteristics about the Victorian Era I a lot about the different roles of women and also of the different social classes. Back in the Victorian Era, the "accepted" career for women was marriage. Men even kept mistresses when they were married but their wives were expected to be faithful and if they were not and it was made public, she would be cut by society. But whether married or single all women in the Victorian age were expected to be certain things: weak and helpless. Women were used to create a large family with a smooth sailing atmosphere so that the man would not be bothered about other issues.
The social classes of women were very distinctive in this era. Wealthy women spent their time writing letters, hosting guests, sewing, and dressing as her husband's social representative. These women were dressed to show of the family's wealth. The poor women had a very different life. They usually ate the left overs from the wealth households and if the worked in the mill they could only afford things such tainted bread and old vegetables. Needless to say, this was a very hard era for women.

A Child Called It

My favorite book, A Child Called It, is the heart-wrenching story about a young boys childhood family troubles. Having been based on a true story, this book will keep you interested from the first page. I encountered this book about 4 years ago in my freshman year of high school. It is important to me because it really shows me how good of a life I have had a made me realize how beautiful life truly is.