Modern manâs life is such that he constantly runs somewhere, worries about something and wants to do something as soon as possible. But he completely forgets about miracles. But there are people who notice them, love, and they certainly happen to them! Girl Alice is a living example of this.
There is probably no other kinder, more exciting and instructive story than Alice in Wonderland. Let us tell you how a curious girl was convinced that Wonderland exists, and heroically helped her kind inhabitants defeat the evil Queen.
We will tell a short story of the fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland." Characters will also not be deprived of attention.
Lewis Carroll - the one who invented Wonderland
A mathematician and a person with a unique fantasy - Englishman Lewis Carroll. âAlice in Wonderlandâ is not his only work. Soon he wrote a continuation of the adventure - âAlice through the Looking Glassâ.
The Logic Game and Mathematical Curiosities are Carrollâs books generated by his second calling, the profession of mathematics.
Was Alice a real girl?
It is known that the fabulous Alice had a prototype in real life. She was quite a pretty and funny girl, and her name was the same as that of the main character.
It was Alice Liddell, the daughter of one of Carroll's friends, who prompted the writer to an idea for his main work. The girl was so cute and capable that Carroll decided to make her the heroine of a fairy tale.
Alice Liddell lived a happy and long life: she gave birth to three sons and died at the age of 82.
In general, Lewis Carroll was distinguished by his funny attitude to women: he called them (considered) girls until the age of 30. However, in his words there is some truth ... Scientists have long noticed that there is a category of girls that grows up very slowly (in their 25s, such persons look 16 years old).
The plot of the tale. How did the main character get to Wonderland?
Alice sat with her sister on the river bank. Frankly, she was bored. But then a cheerful rabbit ran around with a clock in its paws.
A curious girl ran after him ... The rabbit was not at all simple - he carried her into a hole that turned out to be quite deep - Alice had been flying for a very long time. Landed in a room with many locked doors.
Alice faced the task - to get out of the room. She dares to eat objects that change height. First, Alice turns into a giant, then - into a baby.
And finally, almost drowning in his own tears (the author very epic shows the absurdity of female crying), he gets out through a small door. Before Alice spreads the bottomless Wonderland ...
Crazy Tea Party and Finale
Then the girl is met by interesting characters with whom she will have tea. Alice sees the Caterpillar on the road. She advises her to eat mushrooms in order to become normal growth again. Alice follows her advice (in a dream, and not this can be done): after various metamorphoses, normal growth returns to the girl.
During Mad Tea Party, Alice finds out about the evil Queen, whom she has to overcome. This happens to the accompaniment of the Hatter reasoning about the nature of time.
This is followed by a series of events during which Alice gets to the evil sorceress for execution. At this moment, the girl wakes up. It turns out that everything that happened was nothing more than a figment of her imagination.
Characters in Alice in Wonderland
Many interesting creatures inhabited Wonderland, give a brief description of them:
- The non-maturing girl Alice - a separate chapter of our article is devoted to her.
- Mad Hatter is one of the participants in Mad Tea Party, a friend of Alice.
- Cheshire Cat is a magical animal with a charming smile.
- The Queen of Hearts is clearly a negative character.
- White Rabbit is a positive hero who informed Alice about the misfortune that happened in Wonderland.
- The March Hare is a member of Mad Tea Party. Carroll gave him an epithet crazy: he lives in a house where all the interior items are in the shape of a hare's head.
- Mouse Sonya is another member of Mad Tea Party. It is distinguished by its ability to suddenly fall asleep and wake up. During his next climb he gives out some interesting phrase. For example: âI breathe when I sleepâ is the same as âI sleep when I breathe!â.
- Blue Caterpillar is a wise character in Wonderland. Asks Alice difficult questions; tells how you can change the size of your body by biting off the mushroom from different sides.
- The Duchess is an ambiguous character in a fairy tale. Pretty boring young lady, participated in the Royal Croquet tournament.
The first four characters are the main characters of the fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland." These heroes will be considered in detail.
Ageless girl Alice
"This strange girl just loved bifurcating herself, becoming two girls at the same time."
Without the main character, the fairy tale âAlice in Wonderlandâ is unthinkable. The characters are invented expertly, but some are still forgotten over time. Alice is impossible to forget, she is so unusual and intellectually developed for her age. What is this girl like?
The book itself does not say anything about Alice's appearance. An illustrator drawing pictures for a children's fairy tale gave the girl blond hair. Carroll, in her drafts, endowed the heroine with a beautiful shock of brown hair, the same as that of the aforementioned Alice Liddell. In all other respects, the main character was just a glorious child. But with personality traits, everything is much more interesting.
Alice is an eternal dreamer. She is never bored: she always invents a game or entertainment for herself. In this case, the main character is extremely polite to everyone, regardless of the origin of a person and his personal qualities. Well, moderately naive - this is due to her young age and daydreaming.
Another integral feature of Alice is curiosity. It is thanks to him that she gets into all sorts of alterations and adventures. The team plays the role of an observer: she definitely needs to watch how the work ends. But if she becomes interested, she will go to the end to satisfy her curiosity. And he will get out of any situation unscathed, thanks to his inexhaustible ingenuity.
Alice's Friend - The Mad Hatter (Doodle)
âToday everyone travels by rail, but hat transport is much more reliable and enjoyable.â
It is one of the key characters in the tale.
The Hatter and Alice became friends. In Wonderland, the characters are very different, but the gallant Dummy is the only one. This slender young man is well versed in hats. Masterfully makes wigs for every taste.
He brought Alice to the Queenâs palace in his wonderful hat (of course, the main character did not have problems with shortening of growth).
Cheshire Cat
Carroll was inventive. âAlice in Wonderlandâ is full of various fairy-tale characters, but this hero has a special charm.
A fairy tale would not be so funny if not for the Cat. Alice in Wonderland communicates with this character and finds him a very intelligent animal.
The Cheshire Cat is notable for being able to move in space - to suddenly disappear and appear. At the same time, the Cat himself disappears, but his amazing smile continues to soar in the air. When Alice began to "be silly," the character annoyed her with philosophical considerations.
In the 2010 film by Tim Burton, the Cat confirmed that he is a positive character: he helped to avoid the execution of the Hatter.
Queen of Hearts
âCut off the headâ or âHead from the shouldersâ are the witchâs favorite phrases.
An explicit antihero or just a witch (as she was called in the film) is the Red Queen. Alice in Wonderland was not just, but in order to defeat the evil sorceress and restore justice.
The queen is a very powerful and cruel woman: she mocks the cute creatures of Wonderland. He believes that he has the right to carry out mass executions. He also commands the cards and the monstrous Barmogloth. It feeds on the positive emotions of people. But against the smart and inventive Alice, she is powerless.
The plot of the film in 2010
We will consider the adaptation of the tale of Tim Burton, which took place 4 years ago. The film turned out to be successful, so we recommend it for viewing.
Initially, Alice is shown as a little girl who is tormented by the same nightmare. She comes to her dad, he loves her very much and reassures her, saying the phrase "Madmen are all smarter."
Next, the main character is shown by an adult 19-year-old girl. She has to marry a man whom she does not love, moreover - he is bored with nausea for her. But here on the horizon appears a funny White Rabbit, who waves Alice for hours. Of course, the girl runs after him, falls into the hole and ends up in Wonderland ...
Various events take place with the main character, quite similar to the plot of the tale. We will not describe them verbatim (if that is a movie) and immediately proceed to the description of the roles.
The film "Alice in Wonderland", characters
- Alice - Mia Vasikovska. The actress became world famous after playing the role of the main character. It fit into the image one hundred percent.
- The Mad Hatter - Johnny Depp. Make-up, gallant and extravagant - this is how we know Dummy. In the final of the film, the actor masterfully dances Jigu-Drygu.
- Red (Red, Wicked) Queen - Helena Carter. To play negative roles in this actress turns out just fine.
- The White Queen is Anne Hathaway. Kind, pensive, affectionate, knows how to prepare various medicinal potions.
Much More Than Just a Kids Tale
âAlice in Wonderlandâ, the characters and the author of the book give rise to many interesting thoughts. The fact is that this literary work, on the one hand, is a children's fairy tale, but on the other, it doesnât at all.
Almost every line of the book has a double meaning associated with mathematics and metaphysics. The Hatter indulges in philosophical discourse on the nature of time during Mad Tea Party. There is an example of verbal recursion when Alice dreams of chess, and the black king (from the game) dreams of the main character.
âAlice in Wonderlandâ is an interesting fairy tale that does not let us forget that miracles happen in this world. She is loved not only by children, but also by adults, as she is filled with kindness, subtle humor and optimism. Adorable are her characters. âAlice in Wonderlandâ (photo of the main characters is in the article) remains in memory for many years.