Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Reading Log)

by Lewis Carrol


1.How does the text relate to the theme of a journey?

This is a story of Alice's extraordinary adventures. She experiences strange events and bizarre during her journey after falling into the rabbit hole. She came across unforgettable characters in Wonderland throughout the journey. The journey in Wonderland taught little Alice lots of new things and she was also able to discover her weaknesses and correct them. But at the end, she realized that her journey was only a dream.


2.What is the main issue in the text?


One of the main issues in text is the loss of childhood innocence. Alice had to undergo a variety of absurd physical changes when she enters adolescence. Her size changes now and then. For example, when she drinks a sip of drink she shrinks and when she eats bite of cake she grows bigger. She can’t control the body parts. This shows the discomfort and struggles during puberty. Furthermore, mental changes do occur during puberty. Alice had to overcome that too. Most of the time Alice was irritated by the creatures in Wonderland. However, she manages to assimilate into Wonderlands nonsensical rules.


3. What quality do you admire or dislike in a character?


During the journey Alice met animals like White Rabbit, Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle and a baby who turns into a piglet. The animals who live there cannot only speak but positively argumentative. The character that attracted me the most in this story is Alice herself. She can be described as a fearless and inquisitive child, observant and forthright, scared at times but more often level headed in the face of a world which has been turned upside down. At this point I admire Alice, although she is a kid, she is able to cope with everything she meets. Wonderland is totally opposite from the real world that she lives. Everything that happens in Wonderland is ridiculous and strange. She is brave enough to handle everything on her own when she is in a completely new place and environment. She became more matured and able tolerate those silly characters in Wonderland.


4. How does the text develop your understanding of the world?

After reading this story, I learned that we should adapt to all sorts of environment and surroundings. For example, Alice adapt herself to the condition of Wonderland even though every was different to her. Besides that, maturity is something that each an everyone has to undergo when the time comes. Alice shows a marked progress throughout the course of the book. At the beginning she cries a lot but by the end of the novel, she is self-possessed. In today’s world we should be prepared to manage everything without fear.