Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Essays and Criticism

  • Major Themes of Growing Up

    In the following essay, this author explains the background of Charles Dodgson, who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. He also explores the sources the author used in creating the novel, and examines how its major themes of growing up and finding one's identity are a reflection and product of the Victorian age.

  • The Mad Hatter's World

    In the following excerpt, Henkle examines Carroll's emphasis on play, including its limitations.

  • Alice and Wonderland: A Curious Child

    In the following excerpt, Auerbach suggests that each character Alice meets in her adventures represents a part of Alice's own personality.