Wonderous Dreams in Wonderland In Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice experiences a loss of her childhood in many different aspects, and faces situations and conversations referable to death in the fantasy world of Wonderland. Along the way, she meets many strange and unusual characters, who started out as nothing but strangers, and ended up being friends to her. She will eventually learn to know herself and accept that all other people are unique in their own way. Alice’s journey in Wonderland represents a child’s struggle to live in the confusing world of adults. To begin to understand the adult world, Alice must overcome the open-mindedness that is a common characteristic for children. She flaunts her limited information base with anyone who will listen and becomes increasingly obsessed with the importance of good manners as she deals with the rude creatures of Wonderland. She also maintains a superior attitude …show more content…
She fell, and she fell, and she fell. At first she tried grasping at the walls of the tunnel, but when that didn’t work, she relaxed into the experience a little, relying on her curiosity. She tried applying the logic from her usual world, but that didn’t really give her any control over this uncharted territory. First, if death were to overtake us by surprise, we might feel we’re falling. People who have had near-death experiences tell us about a tunnel, which is similar to a rabbit hole. Once Alice reaches the bottom, she meets multiple characters. She becomes overwhelmed due to the fact that she is confused, and that no one will help her. In result, she began to cry. She cried so much that she eventually had to swim in them, and then claimed she was going to drown in her own tears. This could possibly be symbolic of how the lack of control of one's own emotions can lead to one's ultimate