Elements of Alice

Question 1

Carroll attempts to relive his own childhood, innocence, and a more simple time in his life.

Answer 1

Growth and Restriction

Question 2

Alice represents Carroll’s ideal human form: young, female, and untainted.

Answer 2

Desired Ideal

Question 3

Carroll believes that children are above adults because of their unbiased and imaginative capabilities.

Answer 3

Social Commentary

Question 4

The characters in the book know they are different, flawed, and yet feel no shame in their madness and continue to do whatever they want.

Answer 4

Sense of Self

Question 5

Alice’s journey is without direction, but is, in her eyes, justifiable (“nonsense”).

Answer 5

Absence of Order