Monday, March 21, 2011
Perception and "Alice in Wonderland"
I am going to write about the psychological theme of perception in “Alice in Wonderland.” Throughout the chapters Alice is constantly questioning herself as a person. She becomes unsure of herself in a physical, emotional and even mental way. Physically Alice continuously grows and shrinks, the variations of size are joined together by her maturity level. Is she ready to accept “adulthood” or remain “child-like”? Emotionally she jumps between feeling secure and insecure of herself in what she is saying and doing. She is fearful of the Duchess yet stands up for herself to the March Hare. Mentally Alice is questioning her knowledge of things she once knew. This is depicted by her certainty of herself, in that she couldn’t possibly be the “know very little” Mable yet her inability to recite various poems/ phrases/rhymes. The big question for Alice is “Who am I?” as asked by the caterpillar, her answer is so indecisive that it indicates she doesn’t truly know.
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I think you have a good idea but I'm not exactly sure how all of this goes along with the idea of perception.
ReplyDeleteI agree that throughout the story, Alice questions herself because she is confused whether she is in a dream or not. Her main focus is to escape wonderland but due to the creatures she comes among and the different sizes she grows, she seems to not actually know herself.
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