Speaking of the allegories Disney version I will admit I do like the original version Disney released in 1951. The wonderful use of colors is what drew me in, granted that could be my inner hippie shining through. However, as an adult I took the time to look into the allegories associated with the book/movie and well I truly believe that Alice in Wonderland is a story of youth coming to adulthood and the many decisions and obstacles that we must face as we step foot into the adult world. Going "down the rabbit hole" has become a familiar allegory, symbolizing everything from exploring a new world to taking drugs to exploring anything unknown. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland the rabbit hole is the place where it all starts, a gateway to …show more content…
Alice is constantly changing size during her adventures in Wonderland, from the moment she falls down the rabbit hole until the moment wonderland is no longer. Alice just keeps changing, yes in size, but also as a symbol for growth. When Alice first arrives in Wonderland she is too big to go through the little door leading to the exquisite garden. After she drinks from the little bottle, that magically appears, she shrinks in size too small to reach the key that opens the door that she left on the table next to the drink. This happens repeatedly along Alice’s journey in Wonderland. It’s not until she meets the caterpillar, who turns her on to mushrooms (drugs), who shows her the right way to eat a mushroom to help maintain her size, allowing her to maintain a “normal” size. These instances continue on to the end when Alice is in the courtroom when she loses control of her growing. This time becoming so big that the court chambers are just a pack/deck of cards. There is an obvious connection between size, age, and one’s maturity, to Alice in the real world (and to the audience) as her constant changing in size is because she's a maturing girl, getting a little bigger and a little older with the passage of time. This is an indiscriminate process that she can't control and nor can anyone growing up whether it be in wonderland or own real world. Alice changes size and changes in relations to everyone around her (fickle