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Aging In Alice In Wonderland

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Alice in Wonderland is the tale of Alice, a young girl who falls into a rabbit hole and finds a mystical world. The children’s novel takes you through her adventures and highlights all of the characters that have an impact on her character. The theme of Alice in Wonderland is the importance of aging and growing up. The 1865 novel teaches you that learning is essential to growing up. It is impossible to stay young at mind and body forever. In Chapter 4, Alice thinks to herself, "But then," thought Alice, "shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way – never to be an old woman – but then – always to have lessons to learn! Oh, I shouldn't like that!" (Carroll, 1865). It shows that Alice realizes the importance of learning and how it relates to aging. The quote highlights the relationship between the two because she sees that if she stays young forever, she will always have a new lesson to learn. …show more content…

He is the first character to try and help Alice with her problems. The Caterpillar teaches her that eating certain parts of the mushroom will help her control her size changes. He tells her, “'One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.''One side of what? The other side of what?' thought Alice to herself. 'Of the mushroom,' said the Caterpillar, just as if she had asked it aloud; and in another moment it was out of sight” (Carroll, 1865). Being able to control her size changes means she is able to age and grow normally and at a comfortable

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