More alike than Different Have you ever wondered about the mysterious world of Wonderland? Many people believe that Wonderland is a place individuals think of in order to escape from reality in the real world. In the movies Alice in Wonderland and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, there are magical places that individuals wonder to throughout his or her journey. Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Jake from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children both share similar experiences such as the entrance into the land of the peculiar, purpose of journey, and mentors/ allies. First, both Alice and Jake share similar experiences because of the purpose of their journey. Alice’s purpose throughout Wonderland was to track down a sword …show more content…
Throughout Alice’s time in Wonderland she came across great help. Alice became close friends with characters such as the White Rabbit and Tweedledee and Tweedledumb. Alice also had mentors like the Mad Hatter and Absalom to help her defeat the dragon Jabberwocky. Jake also met his friends during his encounters through the time loops. There he met fellow peculiars like himself, but with different abilities of their own. Jake even met his mentor Miss Peregrine, and she helped him become more familiar with the time loops as well as prepared him the danger that lay ahead. Alice and Jake are more alike than different due to the fact allies and mentors help guided them both throughout their journeys in magical worlds.
Alice and Jake are more alike than different because of the similar aspects they share. Tim Burton purposefully included similar elements in the two films because he wanted to send a message to viewers about humans that are abnormal. The overall significance of these similarities is the fact that Alice and Jake are both peculiar people, but were able to still make friends even though they are different. Therefore, peculiar people such as Alice and Jake are not different from any other human, but more alike than different because they can still be beneficial and helpful to the people around