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The Real World Exposed In Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is, more than anything, about growing up, both literally and metaphorically. One of the first things that happens to Alice when she stumbles into Wonderland is her changing size, physically growing and shrinking again and again for the better part of the book. And during this turmoil, Wonderland confronts Alice, ironically, with the “real world.” In interacting with the creatures of Wonderland, Alice finds herself for the first time without guidance: stumbling over her words and their meaning, not understanding the seemingly nonsensical social norms of Wonderland, all coming to a head with her encounter with the caterpillar. The caterpillar himself is a seemingly old, stern man who is smart enough to know exactly
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