Study Questions & Essay Topics
Study Questions
1. Discuss the significance of the Queen
of Hearts in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
2. In what way does chess in
Through
the Lookingâ‘Glass suggest a deterministic conception of life?
3. What role does the garden play in
Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland?
Suggested Essay Topics
1. Contrast the role of dreams in Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
2. Discuss Alice's treatment by the different characters
she encounters in the books. Why do you think they act they way they
do, and what does their behavior say about Alice?
3. Discuss the role of poetry in both books. What are
the differences between the poems in Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass?
4. What is the significance of Alice's fluctuations
in size and shape in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
5. Throughout both stories, there are occasional oblique references
to death. What purpose do these references serve in the stories,
and why might Carroll include them?
