Questions tagged [alice-in-wonderland]
Alice in Wonderland is a classic story about a fictional character named Alice and her odd adventures. She was created by Lewis Carroll and first appeared in 1865.
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Why is the raven like a writing desk?
In Lewis Carroll's Alice series, the Mad Hatter says a riddle, Why is the raven like a writing desk? There isn't any answer to this riddle in this book. Why does the hatter say this and does this ...
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Why couldn't Alice enter the Horenvendush Day wave the first time?
While riding in the Chronosphere, Alice comes across Horenvendush Day. However, when she tries to enter it, she's bounced back violently and enters another day (I forget which), in which she sees the ...
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Was there a literary inspiration for Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland?”
Numerous writers have drawn on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. A quote, edited for length, from Wikipedia notes that, among many others, the following written works have been influenced by Alice:
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Trying to understand the mechanics of the Red queen's country in Through the Looking Glass
An excerpt of the Red Queen Race event in Through the Looking Glass
The Queen propped her up against a tree, and said kindly, 'You may
rest a little now.' Alice looked round her in great surprise....
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What's the time dilation ratio between Earth time and Wonderland time?
I recently watched the Alice miniseries that aired on SciFi Network / Syfy back in 2009. I know that...
However, how long was her stay in Wonderland-time? Over the course of the miniseries/film, we ...
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the chess game in Through the Looking Glass
Can someone explain the chess game played in the Lewis Carroll's book Through the Looking Glass?
The moves (those of them that are moves) are written in a different way than the one I'm used to.
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What was the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar smoking?
Certainly the poster child for drug reference fantasy stories, did Lewis Carroll ever reveal just what his 3 inch long blue "Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar" character smoked in his bubble pipe while ...
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Why do makers of Alice films insist on combining the two stories
The number of variations of Alice in Wonderland that seem to incorporate aspects from Through the Looking Glass makes me wonder, why do producers not understand the differences between the two stories?...
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Did the movie Alice in Wonderland(2010) use live-action?
I was wondering about the movie Alice in Wonderland. How did it use live-action even though it was purely an animation. If it was to be compared to Transformers: Dark of the Moon for example, it can ...
