The characters have Victorian personalities they are opinionated and have strong ideas about what constitutes “appropriate” behavior. Although their behavior is defensible with strange logic, their customs are silly and often cruel. The creatures of Wonderland are strange and often bizarre with many arbitrary customs. Carroll was a shy introvert, who felt isolated, and was interested in both mathematics and science – interests apparent in the book. The book was written during the Victorian era, a period of severe propriety and excess emphasis on morality. How intentional Carroll was in creating this dark landscape and whether he intended it as a children’s book or much more we may never know. Beneath the surface we find political commentary, mathematical symbolism, and dysfunctional personalities. Alice’s world is a cruel and dangerous place. However, although popular with both children and adults because of its whimsical characters with their unique personalities, Alice in Wonderland is not in any way a children’s book. First published in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was an immediate success and has remained one of the best-known English children’s books.
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