Alice s Wonderland, By Lewis Carroll - 1659 Words

â€Å"I wonder if I ve been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I m not the same, the next question is, who in the world am I? Ah, THAT S the great puzzle! † (Carroll) This quote is from the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. He was man that had a passion for many different professions and hobbies. Carroll did not let one profession define him. Every day he decided who he wanted to be and how he was going to express himself. Most people in the nineteenth century were not lucky enough to get to do what they loved every day, like Carroll was able to do. He discovered not only what he was good at but also what he†¦show more content†¦One significant detail in â€Å"Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There† is the mirror imagery through-out the entire book there is a wrong-way-round theme that appears to have been sparked by the attempts to correct his left-handedness and his personal feelings of insecurity because he wrote with his left hand. Carroll’s elementary age was spent doing school at home, his mother taught him until the age of twelve. At that age, Carroll was sent to a small private school called Richmond Grammar School in Richmond, London, England. Carroll’s brilliance was made known there when the head master, Dr. James Tate, wrote a kind letter to Carroll’s father, expressing his amazement in Carroll saying he possesses â€Å"a very uncommon share of genius. Gentle and cheerful in his intercourse with others, playful and ready in conversation, he is capable of acquirements and knowledge far beyond his years† stating his parents may â€Å"fairly anticipate for him a bright career.† (Leach 8) Just as Carroll got settled there, in 1845, his parents moved him once again. This time Carroll was sent to an all-boys private school better known as, Rugby. Carroll then moved on from Rugby at the end of 1849, having attended for four years. In January 1851 CarrollShow MoreRelatedAlice s Wonderland And Through The Looking Glass By Lewis Carroll2339 Words   |  10 Pagesthrough them, finding fantastical things they have never seen before. In Alice s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, Alice enters a nonsensical world where both the location and the rules of the world itself are foreign. 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