Alice's Dilemma "In Lewis Carroll's nonsense world, of Alice in Wonderland, we are privileged to see our familiar adult society (somewhat exaggerated, so that we are sure to get the joke) through the thought of the wise child Alice"(Hubbell). The criticisms show how Carroll depicts Alice in this work. Carroll shows Alice as the frustrated child in a world of adult nonsense, the heroine, and reveals his own inner-view of women. Alice is everything …showed first 75 words of 498 total…

…showed last 75 words of 498 total…were not usually the heroes of stories. This is a reflection of his defensive hypersensitivity to a small girl's curiosity. As a young boy he was possibly exposed to feminine eyes too long (Bloomingdale). Bibliography Works Cited Bloomingdale, Judith. Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Vol 2. Ed. Harris. Gale Research Co, 1982. 119-120. Hubbell, George Shelton. Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Vol 2. Ed. Harris. Gale Research Co, 1982. 109. Leach, Elsie. Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Vol 2. Ed. Harris. Gale Research Co, 1982. 119.