Education in Lewis Carroll

"Alice in wonderland"
 Lewis Carroll
• He was born in 1832 as Charles L. Dodgson;​
• He studied Mathematics at Oxford
University;​
• He had no family, but he
loves children very much​
• he often visited a friend's doughter, Alice,
and he often told interesting sories;
• Alice in wonderland was written for Alice
when she was 10 years old;
• He died in 1898;
Alice in wonderland

• The protagonist of the story is Alice, her adventure begin with

her fateful jump down the rabbit hole
• She has a lot of curiosity and this experience changes her
perceptions of the world
• There are other characters
• White Rabbit: he leads Alice to wonderland, he is timid and
sometimes agressive;
• The Queen of Hearts: She is the ruler of wonderland, she is
severe and domineering;
• The King of Hearts: He is the co-ruler of wonderland, he doesn’t
say anything against the Queen ;
• Dormouse: he hates cats and dogs and he is very sensitive;
 Alice in wonderland
• Cheshire Cat: He can make all parts of his body disapear and
reapear;
• The Duchess (The White Queen): She is rude to Alice at first,
but later they become friends;
• The Caterpillar: He sits on a mushroon and he shows Alice its
magic power;
• The Mad Hatter: He lives in perpetual tea-time and he
symbolises madness;
• During her journey, Alice discovers new aspects of life and
about her personality. Finally she realizes that it as been a
dream
Education in Alice in
wonderland
• Alice’s adventures represent the passage from
childhood to adulthood. She faces a lot new
situations in which she has to adapt her
behaviour
• Every moment is a kind of game for Alice and
there are always new role to learn.
 Carroll vs Dickens

Carroll education Dickens education

• He has a universal idea of

• He adresses his theories to high
education;
social classes;
• He underlines the importans of
• For him eductions comes from
the school
experiences