Alice In Wonderland Archetypes

As a child grows up and is exposed to the world for what it truly is, the innocence they once had is lost and can never be regained. Reality sets in and children are forced into maturity as they enter the world of experience through adolescence. A satirical/ironic story type portrays the world of experience with the use of explicit realism and creates a dystopia to which we question what seems to be real. Disney’s Alice in Wonderland uses archetypes such as the shadow and trickster characters, the dark and grim setting, and chaotic/dystopic imagery effectively through a satire/irony story to demonstrate the theme of entering the world of experience as Alice begins to lose the innocence she once had and is entering a new stage in her life. The character archetypes within Alice in Wonderland are effective in demonstrating the transition of Alice from childhood to adulthood. The character archetype of the shadow is classified as the worthy opponent whom the hero must fight to the

Wonderland represents the world through the eyes of a child. When Alice wakes up and comes into terms with reality, she enters the world of experience. The setting of wonderland is like that of the setting of a satire/irony story type. Wonderland starts off very dark and grim as Alice falls down the hole into a long dark hallway. There are no hero’s and injustice is seen throughout wonderland as the Queen of Hearts rules the land dishonourably. The whole setting is a dystopia and the reader loses touch with what is real and what is an exaggeration or illusion. Like the mind of an innocent child, the world seems like a wonderland, as everything is an adventure. When Alice leaves Wonderland and comes back in terms with reality, she enters the world of experience as she is forced to stop imagining and must grow out of her imaginative