...Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll In the Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, heroes were considered to be warriors and were respected by the entire community. The hero not only had to be tough and fearless, he had to be successful on the battlefield and loyal to his lord as well. The time period of the Anglo-Saxons lasted for 600 years, from 410 to 1066, but the culture and literature of this period was not forgotten (Delahoyde). Lewis Carroll was a writer in the 19th century who included the Anglo-Saxon era in his work. After the publication of his novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, he published another novel named, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. His poem, “Jabberwocky,” is a poem from the novel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Delahoyde). This poem is still known to be one of his famous poems. The poem is about a father who is tells his son to be beware of a monster named “Jabberwocky” that wanders around in the woods. In the poem, Carroll mentions several dissimilar and unusual creatures that do not exist in the real world. Carroll’s style of writing is very unusual in this piece of work and it only influences the readers to laugh at the definitions of the words. In his mind boggling poem, “Jabberwocky,” Lewis Carroll uses unusual diction to mock the Anglo-Saxon heroic tradition. After the father tells his son of the monster that lives in the woods, the son goes on a search for this monster with the purpose of killing it...
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...The Impact of Fear Fear is the strongest motivator in the world. In “The Jabberwocky” Lewis Carroll uses literary devices such as imagery, tone shifts, and onomatopoeia to put fear in the hearts of mankind. The author puts fear in the hearts of champions and also puts people in a place of pain and agony, but he further goes to explain that through courage we can overcome this fear and rise up to stand against the fear and doubt in our hearts and with courage they will always be defeated with courage left the victor. The author Lewis Carroll uses imagery to set fear in the heart of the greatest champions and destroy their confidence and strike fear into the hearts of everyone. In the story he describes the physical features of these demonic beasts, as shown in the line “The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!” (line 5). The author is describing the fear of death that awaits any hero to come striking fear into their hearts and putting in self-doubt; breaking away their courage. This quote serves the purpose to the poem by explaining why these heroes are fearful of their enemy and what awaits them if they choose to face it. Another quote from “The Jabberwocky” that uses this kind of imagery as shown before can be found in the line “The Jabberwocky, with eyes of flame” (14) She is further explaining the evil in the heroes enemy and the evil that awaits him in the confrontation of his enemy. These quotes serve the purpose of breaking down a heroes confidence and his...
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...Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, has written many novels, poems, and short stories in his lifetime but his most famous for his children's “nonsense” novels: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. His works, especially the two mentioned, have influenced countless readers over the years, and references to his writings can be found in every type of media from the song “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane to the the Matrix trilogy. While both books are intended for a child's entertainment, they are full of symbolism and hidden critique. His clever wordplay, use of logic and reasoning, and incredible imagination are all trademarks of his style of writing, which is often referred to as “literary nonsense.” To readers with little experience with Carroll's work, this term seems to perfectly describe Carroll's confusing and often rambling style, but when more thoroughly inspected, it becomes obvious that this “nonsense” has a far deeper meaning. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about a young girl, Alice, who gets bored doing her multiplication tables one day and follows a white rabbit into a hole. Through this hole, she ends up falling into Wonderland, a place where there are potions and foods that can change the drinker's size, a tea party thrown by a Mad Hatter and a March Hare, and a Caucus-race that everybody wins. As Alice journeys through Wonderland she meets stranger and stranger, or, as...
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...Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, has written many novels, poems, and short stories in his lifetime but his most famous for his children's “nonsense” novels: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. His works, especially the two mentioned, have influenced countless readers over the years, and references to his writings can be found in every type of media from the song “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane to the the Matrix trilogy. While both books are intended for a child's entertainment, they are full of symbolism and hidden critique. His clever wordplay, use of logic and reasoning, and incredible imagination are all trademarks of his style of writing, which is often referred to as “literary nonsense.” To readers with little experience with Carroll's work, this term seems to perfectly describe Carroll's confusing and often rambling style, but when more thoroughly inspected, it becomes obvious that this “nonsense” has a far deeper meaning. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about a young girl, Alice, who gets bored doing her multiplication tables one day and follows a white rabbit into a hole. Through this hole, she ends up falling into Wonderland, a place where there are potions and foods that can change the drinker's size, a tea party thrown by a Mad Hatter and a March Hare, and a Caucus-race that everybody wins. As Alice journeys through Wonderland she meets stranger and stranger, or, as...
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...Marketing in Australia Australia is one of the largest capitalists’ economies in the world. Officially known as the “Land Down Under” is made up of the mainland, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the 55th most populous country in the world. 80% of its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas and is expected to exceed 42 million by 2050 (Citation). The primary language in Australia is English. The demographics for Australia are the most commonly nominated ancestry is English (36.1 per cent), followed by Australian (35.4 per cent), Irish (10.4 per cent), Scottish (8.9 per cent), Italian (4.6 percent), German (4.5 per cent), Chinese (4.3 per cent), Indian (2.0 per cent), Greek (1.9 per cent), Dutch (1.7 per cent), Asian Australians make up 12% of the population (Citation). English is the primary language of Australia. Other languages spoken are Australian English, Mandarin, Italian, Arabic, Cantonese, Greek and Vietnamese (Citation). Since 1788, the basis of Australian culture has been strongly influenced by Anglo-Celtic Western culture. Distinctive cultural features have also arisen from Australia's natural environment and Indigenous cultures (Citation). Since the mid-20th century, American popular culture has strongly influenced Australia, particularly through television and cinema. Other cultural influences come from neighboring Asian countries and through large-scale immigration from non-English-speaking nations (Citation). ...
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...Lewis Carroll shows the theme of man vs. nature in his poem “Jabberwocky.” He uses the structure of the poem and his language to show this theme. Through his poem structure, his language and his use of imagery Carroll shows the theme of man vs. nature."Jabberwocky" is written solely in quatrains that have a regular ABAB, CDCD, EFEF rhyme scheme. The lines themselves are mostly written in iambic tetrameter.The only irregularity in the rhythm itself is the fact that the last line of each stanza only has three stresses, making it iambic trimeter. In the poem he uses quotes such as “The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!,” to show the man vs. nature theme. Man being the narrator and the “thing” (Jabberwocky) with jaws and claws being something of nature. The description of the Jabberwocky dehumanizes it, making it of nature. Also in the poem Carroll uses imagery to show the theme of man vs. nature. In the quote, “Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!” you get the sense that the Jabberwocky is a great beast capable of killing you easily....
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...Individuality is the vibrant streak of starlight in the black night. Individuality makes you the distinctive duckling in the crowd of adorable chicks. Yet is “different” truly such an atrocious thing? Tim Burton--renowned director and producer of movies such as Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory--rebels against this common assumption by revolving his cinematic works around the importance of uniqueness. Inspired by Ray Harryhausen classic horror films and Roger Corman’s Vincent Price, he fused his contrasting light and dark moods to develop powerful themes behind his films, enhancing the value of individuality. To this day, his cinematic works empower many people with a new sense of pride in themselves. Tim Burton’s films use non-diegetic music, shot-reverse-shot, and close-up techniques to convey his thoughts about individuality and uniqueness. As long as Tim Burton uses close-ups, the unique traits of certain characters are repeatedly highlighted. Close-ups are when the images being shot take up at least 80% of the entire frame. Edward Scissorhands is a key example of Tim Burton’s ability to utilize close-up shots to add to the overall theme of individuality. Whenever Edward is using his scissor-hands--whether it’s to cut hair or chop lettuce--the scissors are consistently shown in a close-up. As a result, Edward’s hands are established as an significant feature that sets him apart from others. Similarly, in Charlie and the...
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...Alice technically didn't die and get resurrected in any way. She mentally changed her outlook on the challenge she was about to face. Most importantly, she accepted that she was the “right Alice” and Wonderland was indeed, “not a dream”. Her deceased father and the Mad Hatter definitely gave her the courage to slay the Jabberwocky. As Alice was walking up to the Jabberwocky, she recited what her father told her as a child. This was to say six impossible things before breakfast. After she recited them, she had a lot more success in fighting against the Jabberwocky. This was really the scene when Alice was reborn into a hero. Lastly, after Alice completed her mission of slaying the Jabberwocky she returned back to her normal world with new, useful wisdom she gained from her experience in Wonderland. This will help Alice to decide if she wants to marry Hamish, and also other decisions she will have to make in the...
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...Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, has written many novels, poems, and short stories in his lifetime but his most famous for his children's “nonsense” novels: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. His works, especially the two mentioned, have influenced countless readers over the years, and references to his writings can be found in every type of media from the song “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane to the the Matrix trilogy. While both books are intended for a child's entertainment, they are full of symbolism and hidden critique. His clever wordplay, use of logic and reasoning, and incredible imagination are all trademarks of his style of writing, which is often referred to as “literary nonsense.” To readers with little experience with Carroll's work, this term seems to perfectly describe Carroll's confusing and often rambling style, but when more thoroughly inspected, it becomes obvious that this “nonsense” has a far deeper meaning. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about a young girl, Alice, who gets bored doing her multiplication tables one day and follows a white rabbit into a hole. Through this hole, she ends up falling into Wonderland, a place where there are potions and foods that can change the drinker's size, a tea party thrown by a Mad Hatter and a March Hare, and a Caucusrace that everybody wins. As Alice journeys through Wonderland she meets stranger and stranger, or...
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...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...
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...resulted in a weak chest in later life. From a young age, Lewis Carroll wrote poetry and short stories this work was sent to various magazines. Between 1854 and 1856, his poetry and short stories appeared in the national publication, ‘The Comic Times’ and, ‘The Train’ as well as a few other smaller magazines. Most of this work was humorous, sometimes mocking but his standards and ambitions were set up high. “Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards,” this was a famous quote Lewis Carroll told and followed as he filled this thoughts in 13 diaries. Unfortunately a total of 7 complete pages of text were missing. Over the twenty years of his life, throughout his growing wealth and fame, his poem ‘Jabberwocky’ exemplifies the different combinations of mythical creatures and invented vocabulary. Lewis has played with the words...
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...Brazil (1985) directed by Terry Gilliam is a film that brings together some of the problems of the century and presents it in the plot of the movie. It has all things that is Gilliam is known for in his other films. The film portrays ideas and themes of industrialization, terrorism, government control and bureaucracy, technology gone wrong and taking control, plastic surgery, communism, dehumanization, going against the system and love. Terry Gilliam is an American Director born in 1940 who is known for “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975), “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (1969 – 1974), Jabberwocky (1977), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). In his films he has been known to have remarkable visual elements in his films. His trademarks in his films are the male protagonists in his films often dream about a woman whom he has not met yet but whom they meet throughout the course of the film. Gilliam often have people and/or animals charging through the walls and ceilings. He also uses a lot of wide angels in his films and a heavy use of television monitors. All these trademarks are evident in the film ‘Brazil’. Gilliam’s use of the characters charging through walls and ceilings is evident in the beginning of the film when the Ministry of Information arrests Mr. Buttle instead of Mr. Tuttle due to a mistake in the paper work. His trademark of a male hero dreaming of a female who they have not met is also evident in the beginning of the film just before he is introduced...
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...Conclusion can be found once the issue is defined. The reasons of which are the statements that provide support for conclusions because without reasons, you have no argument. Reasons are also called evidence, premises, support, or justification. After that we learned about Gestalt, the fundamental principle of gestalt perception is prägnanz (German for conciseness) which says that we tend to order our experience in a manner that is regular, orderly, symmetric, and simple. This was also interesting because I learned that not everyone may see the same thing as you when you guys are looking at the same exact picture. I noticed that my classmates and I saw different colors, and meanings to the picture. After that we read a weird poem about a Jabberwocky and we worked together as a group to rewrite the poem with the same meaning, that day was fun. Then we discussed fallacies and I learned that some fallacies can be categorized in more than one way. Fallacies of Ambiguity are arguments that will contain words or phrases whose meaning changes within the same argument. Fallacies of Presumption are arguments based on questionable assumptions which, if true, would indeed offer some logical support to the conclusion. Fallacies of Relevance are arguments in which the premises offered in support of the conclusion. Overall I’m not going to lie but I judged the class before I knew exactly what it was going to be. I underestimated the class I thought it was going to be the class where much work...
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...meaning of femininity in the Disney film "Alice in Wonderland" in 2010. This film is an American computer-animated and live action film by director Tim Burton, which gets its ideas from the British novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll in 1865 and its 1871 sequel "Through the Looking-Glass". The story tells about the latest adventure of the main character Alice Kingsleigh to Underland, where she visited thirteen years ago when she was six. At that time the Underland (or Wonderland as Alice calls it) was the White Queen's reign, but now being controlled by her easily-irritated sister the Red Queen who hates animals and uses them as servants. Alice is foretold to be the only one who can slay the dragon-like creature Jabberwocky which is controlled by the Red Queen who terrorizes Underland's inhabitants, and finally with her courage restores the White Queen to power. The film Alice in Wonderland has showed different meaning of femininity by the three main characters Alice, the Red Queen , and the White Queen, who play other than traditional gender roles of women as expected by the society. Like Alice who is brave to confront the society's expectations of a young woman by being strong and courageous to choose her own life. Also, the Red Queen and the White Queen have shown the opposite situation of patriarchy when men usually act as superior and are dominant or controlling most situations, by playing the role of the other gender in being in-charge of Underland...
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...Russian – Armenian (Slavonic) University Institute of Humanities Department of Theory of Language and Cross-Cultural Communication Term Paper Title: Nonsense, Play and Folklore in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll Student: Voskanyan Evgenia Supervisor: Yerevan 2015 Contents * Introduction: Lewis Carroll ………………………………………...………..….….3 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland * Folklore ………………………………………………………………….....….…….5 * Game of Nonsense …………………………………………………….…....……..7 * Wordplay and Quibble …………………………………………………..………..10 * Psychological interpretations of Alice in Wonderland …………………………13 Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There * Folklore …………………………………………………………………..………...15 * Contrariwise! ................................................................................................16 * Philosophical viewpoints in Through the Looking-Glass .……...…….……….19 * Conclusion: On the other side of the chessboard …………………………......21 * References .………………….………………………………………………...…..22 Lewis Carroll Come with us now on a journey to Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, the fairytales created by legendary Lewis Carroll. Being little known under the birth name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Lewis Carroll was a famous English writer and one of the founders of literary nonsense. Born in the Victorian Era to a family of a parson, he was raised according to the moral values of those...
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