Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)

"Who in the world am I?” Ah, that’s the great puzzle.

EN “Alice In Wonderland" is a classic well known for several generations, written by Lewis Carroll, and published in 1865, aimed mostly for children. However, even for adults it is a story with an important symbology to be retained, with a slight comic touch that makes us release some smiles.

Alice is a seven-year-old girl with a very fertile imagination who falls asleep and starts to dream in a garden where she was with her sister. In this dream, Alice chases the White Rabbit, but realizes that this task will not be easy. The White Rabbit will serve as a guide for Alice along her journey through Wonderland, appearing in some crucial situations, which turns out to be a little funny, since the one himself seems lost and helpless most of the time. Talking animals and strangely caricatured situations happen just around the corner, along with guards imitating decks of cards and a completely gaudy Queen of Hearts representing tyranny and power, exulting the same, giving orders to execute anyone who annoys her. However, the character I consider most interesting is the Mad Hatter, who represents a bit of the eccentricity of society, associated with the unconventional ideas that he demonstrated throughout history.

The truth is that Alice's creative mind makes her adventures seem impossible, but at the same time, it forces her to question everything she thought she knew and that made sense to her. She is a symbol of imagination and curiosity, which we can very easily associate with children. I consider this book a satire, disguised as social criticism, which allows it to reach a wide target audience, due to the various interpretations that we can draw from the story.

It is a very accessible and easy book to read, allowing us to dream and navigate with Alice through Wonderland.

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