Alice in Wonderland notes : including life and background, list of characters, introduction and brief synoposis, summaries and commentaries, critical analysis

With a gift for irony, the limerick, and an understanding of children, Lewis Carroll set out to write a book of fantastic entertainment. The story has nothing didactic about it and functions solely as a comedy, making use of fantasy and the burlesque. Although written for children, it is entertaining to adults, too. ALICE IN WONDERLAND......Page 2 LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR......Page 3 INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL......Page 7 A BRIEF SYNOPSIS......Page 9 LIST OF CHARACTERS......Page 12 CHAPTER I: “Down the Rabbit-Hole”......Page 16 CHAPTER II: “The Pool of Tears”......Page 17 CHAPTER III: “A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale”......Page 20 CHAPTER IV: “The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill”......Page 22 CHAPTER V: “Advice from a Caterpillar”......Page 23 CHAPTER VI: ‘‘Pig and Pepper”......Page 26 CHAPTER VII: “A Mad Tea-Party”......Page 29 CHAPTER VIII: “The Queen’s Croquet-Ground”......Page 31 CHAPTERS IX-XII:“The Mock Turtle’s Story,”“The ‘Lobster-Quadrille,’” “Who Stole the Tarts?”and “Alice ’s Evidence ”......Page 32 ALICE AS A CHARACTER......Page 34 THEMES......Page 35 ESSAY TOPICS AND REVIEW QUESTIONS......Page 38 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 39