Author Topic: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  (Read 40878 times)

marcie

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Re: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
« Reply #280 on: May 19, 2014, 11:10:05 PM »
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Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll


 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly called Alice in Wonderland) was written in 1865 by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

We can enjoy the novel as a fantasy as well look for the amusing examples of logic contained throughout. Whether or not you've read the story as a child or adult, we welcome you to share our adventures in wonderland.
 
 



Discussion Schedule:
   April 15-20 Opening Poem; Chapters 1 and 2
   April 21-27  Chapters 3 - 6
April 28 - May 5  Chapters 7 - 9
May 6 - May 11 Chapters 10 - 12



Some Questions to Consider
Let's share information, as it becomes relevant throughout the book, from any introductions, footnotes or other sources we find.
Let's keep a list of characters we meet, as well as animals that are mentioned in the poems and ballads.

April 28 - May 5 Chapter 7 - 9

Chapter 7: 
 1. Why would madness be characteristic of hatters?
 2. What is a dormouse?
 3. Carroll originally didn't have an answer to the riddle of the raven and the writing desk, but many have been suggested since,  Do you have one?
 4. What do you think of the surreal version of time pictured here?
 5. Who are Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie?
 6. This chapter is full of puns; do you have any favorites?
 7. The hare and the hatter are supposed to be mad.  Do they seem any crazier than anyone else?
 8. How does Alice finally get into the garden?

Chapter 8:
 1. How do the suits and values of the cards fit their occupations and stations in life?
 2. “Off with their head” is the Queen of Hearts’ reaction to everything.  How come any of them are left alive?
 3. What do you think of the croquet game?  Could it actually be possible to play it?
 4. Could one behead a bodiless creature?

Chapter 9:
  1. Does everything have a moral?
  2. How does the King undo the Queen’s harshness?
  3. What is a mock turtle?  A gryphon?
  4. The mock turtle’s story is full of puns.  Can you identify them?
  5. What could logically happen on the twelfth day?

Chapter 10:
  1. What are your impressions of the Lobster-Quadrelle?
  2. What lines stand out for you in the parody of "The Sluggard" in this chapter or any of the alternative versions you may have read?

Chapter 11:
  1. What are some details in this "court" chapter that you find especially amusing/interesting?

Chapter 12:
  1. What do you think of the "evidence" in this chapter?
  2. What are your thoughts about the end of the story?

Have you seen any film adaptations of the story?


Discussion Leaders:  PatH and Marcie

marcie

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Re: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
« Reply #281 on: May 19, 2014, 11:10:17 PM »
Deb, it's great that you are pursuing your interest in Lewis Carroll. Let us know in the FICTION discussion or the LIBRARY if you find something you'd like to share in the future.