Alice in Wonderland: What It Teaches

There are children's books to always read and never waste. Especially when you're an adult. This is the case with Alice in Wonderland, published in 1865 and still very relevant today. A long and intense journey through growing up, its mysteries, but also the energy it exudes with the desire to change, to dream, to go beyond the everyday. We can all be like Alice: better people today than we were yesterday. And no one can barricade themselves with their own flaws, with rhetorical and false self-defense.That's how I am and I can't change....".

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History

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll. The novel recounts the adventures of young Alice, a curious girl who, chasing the famous White Rabbit, finds herself plunged into a fantastical world populated by strange creatures. From the first chapter to the last, Alice keeps us on the edge of our seats, leaping from one adventure to the next, encountering incredible characters.

Carroll created the character by taking inspiration from a real-life girl, little Alice, to whom he dedicated the first copy of the book, of which there is also a sequel dating back to 1871, “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There”.

What does it teach?

Chasing the White Rabbit is a great idea. Sure, it involves risks. Like any true adventure. But only those who dare to venture into the unknown can fall into other worlds. Like Alice. Worlds where anything is possible. Where reality becomes extremely changeable. A seemingly meaningless journey that holds many lessons.

Being a different person

Every time Alice eats or drinks something she changes height. Growing up, after all, is a continuous transformation.And change is part of life. It's up to us to learn to manage it by embracing the ups and downs of existence. We should learn to exploit "changes in height", to seize them as opportunities rather than as obstacles. "We're not made that way," we can continually change and improve.

Dreaming the impossible

Alice is a tireless dreamer. Just like all children. The world she falls into, where everything is different and the impossible becomes possible, reminds us how important it is to cultivate dreams regardless of age. Many limitations are, in fact, only in our minds. And while not all wishes can be fulfilled, it's good to pursue them, or at least try to make them come true.

Knowing how to grow

Carroll's novel is also a journey of growth and inner discovery. An adventure that leads the protagonist to discover herself and to constantly question oneself Thanks to interactions with uncomfortable characters who constantly question her about her true identity, and who attribute seemingly negative characteristics to her.

Just think of the Cheshire Cat calling her “crazy” or the Caterpillar’s impertinent questions: “You are not the Caterpillar, I am the Caterpillar. The question is: who are you?".

In Praise of Folly

Carroll's novel falls into the nonsense genre, where order and chaos are intimately intertwined. Where worlds are turned upside down and nothing is what it seems. The irrationality of the novel reflects the absurdity of existence and also its relativity.The characters, who look at the world with "upside down" eyes, put us face to face with reality without too many turns of phrase, making fun of our false certainties.

Deciding your own life

Alice falls into the rabbit hole to escape a boring reality that doesn't satisfy her at all. She rebels against boredom and at the edges of the known world, pushing himself into the unknown and thus taking his life into his own hands, despite what "adults" say. His insatiable Curiosity, an extremely precious quality, allows her to access other worlds and explore exciting new possibilities.

The most beautiful quotes from Alice in Wonderland

Here is a selection of the most beautiful phrases taken from “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

Never believe that you are anything other than what might appear to others that what you were or could have been was nothing other than what you were which would have appeared to them to be something else.
I could tell you about my adventures… starting from this morning, but there's no point in going back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
Alice usually gave herself excellent advice, but she rarely followed it.
There is a moral to everything, if you know how to find it.
It's always tea time, and in between we don't have time to wash the cups.
So many strange things had been happening lately that Alice had begun to believe that almost nothing was impossible anymore.
What good is a book without dialogue or pictures?
We're all crazy here. I'm crazy, you're crazy.
I'm sorry, I don't want to be the wrong Alice. Wait, this is my dream... Now I'm going to wake up and you'll all disappear. [Pinches himself] That's strange, pinching usually works.

Alice in Wonderland: a fairy tale that is still relevant today