Consider it a survival guide to a bizarre, topsy-turvy world. Perhaps in our modern times, where news can be stranger than fiction, we need stories about being the only sane person in a mad, mad world.
The enduring popularity of Alice in Wonderland 4 Apr Interacting with Alice now involves negotiating years of retellings, adaptations and deviations. Play video. So why does this story continue to resonate, infusing every corner of popular culture?
By Beata Bowes. What are your favourite Alice adaptations? She is balanced in other ways, too. The Caterpillar takes offense when she complains of being three inches tall. And the Duchess is unreasonable, coarse, and brutal. But in each case, their veneer of "civility" is either irrational or transparent.
The Caterpillar finds mirth in teasing Alice with his pointed, formal, verb games, and the rude Duchess mellows into a corrupt "set of silly rules. It is not so much that Alice is kept "simple" so as to throw into relief the monstrous aspects of Wonderland characters.
Rather, it is that Alice, as she conceives of her personality in a dream, sees herself as simple, sweet, innocent, and confused. Digital Be informed with the essential news and opinion. Delivery to your home or office Monday to Saturday FT Weekend paper — a stimulating blend of news and lifestyle features ePaper access — the digital replica of the printed newspaper.
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