Alice in Wonderland: Focus on Word Play
Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898, was not only a writer, but a mathematician as well, which is probably why he loved riddles and puns (Lewis pp). His facility at word play, logic and fantasy has delighted and captivated audiences for more than a century (Lewis pp). His work appeals to both the naive and the most sophisticated, and has been a source of influence of many major twentieth century writers, such as James Joyce and Jorge Luis Borges (Lewis pp).
Language and reality become one, and "by showing the arbitrary nature of one through artful word-play and puns, Carroll makes a strong implicit statement about the value of the other" (L pp). The essence of "Wonderland" lies in nonsense, and Carroll uses it both to create humor and pleasure, as also to make points about language, logic, and identity (L pp). Alice in Wonderland," Alice asked, "Why did you call him Tortoise if he wasn't one"...to which the Mock Turtle angrily replies, "We called him To
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