A Critique of the Victorian Justice System As seen through the Alice Books Marina Brewer Many people look at Lewis Carrol as a political satirist. Through his novels Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass he constantly criticizes the Victorian justice system. ... The last witness called is Alice. Alice has had no prior involvement in this case. ... In "Through The Looking Glass" (pg 248) the Queen explains to Alice "He's in prison now, being punished: and the trial doesn't even begin till net Wednesday: and of course the crime comes last of all." ...

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The cake made her extremely small and she managed to slip through a door. ... Alice next meets the Cheshire cat that helps her find her way through the woods, but warns her that everyone she meets will be mad. ... The transition from smaller too larger is what your body goes through during adolescence. ... The way Lewis Carroll wrote this story and made you look at it in two different perspectives makes the book that more interesting. I encourage readers to also read Carroll's Through the Looking Glass because it is another good book and readers can pick up where they left off. ...

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Children look up to their parents who in return seem to never be there when they are needed. ... Alice maintains herself as an adult Victorian woman, even though she is only a child looking for understanding in the world. ... Awareness of what is good and bad is constantly challenged and instead of children looking for someone to guide them, they are guiding themselves. ... The Alice books, Alice easily gets upset when new rules are shown in Wonderland and through the looking glass. ... Alice is looking for a secure and stable attachment to an adult figure that will allow her to be the child s...

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"Through the Looking Glass- has always had a certain intrigue for me. ... Scholars could study and brainstorm the possible meanings and metaphors for years on end; and yet a child can read through it and understand the meaning of almost every word. ... For instance, when Alice travels through the mirror and into a fog that transports her to a magical world; this could easily be interpreted as a metaphor for some intoxicant. ... "Through the Looking Glass- would serve as a guide through adolescence, deception and addiction. ... As in this story, maybe there are more than just two sides to the ...

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Dodgson enjoyed making up stories for children, three such children being Alice Liddell and her sisters, which is whom "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" were created for. ... This poem appeared within a book Carroll wrote, "Through the Looking Glass." ... A major theme of this poem is perseverance, it is shown through man vs. masculinity. ... Another way to look at this as perseverance would be to look at this as a hero's quest. ... Also, when compared to "Through the Looking-Glass," this could symbolize Alice's journey from childhood to adulthood, and how she use...

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Gaining a second opinion in this case how to fix a cars radiator he sees through that, it's important to be yourself because being yourself could help someone else and when you help someone else you change the world. Alice Walker embodies the fact that we need to accept our appearance to help us strive to be authentic because if we don't how can we accept ourselves and how can we gain a sense of self if we can't even accept our on appearance. ... This is important when striving to be authentic because accepting the way you look helps you be able to not worry about what you l...

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It doesn't communicate to the reader anything but babble until about half way through the piece. ... A younger reader would feel sort of like Alice when she stepped through the looking glass. ...

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Julia Roberts plays Alice Sutton who is a dedicated Justice Department attorney working in New York. ... The main Character is Holden Caulfield through the entire novel. ... His door is latched with endless deadbolt locks and still he puts a glass beer bottle balance with its own life on the door knob to catch even a little tap onto the door. ... Throughout the novel he encounters many characters that are affected and on the surface look phony. Holden is so caught up in looking for phoniness in the other person that he doesn't realize his own phoniness. ...

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In the short stories, "Boys and Girls" by Alice Munro and "The Glass Roses" by Alden Nowlan, this theme is very apparent through the two main characters in the stories. The two main characters are two young adolescents that are going through drastic changes, while society's pressure is on them. ... This is very similar to Stephan in "the Glass Roses." ... For example, what type of dress she wore and how her hair looked. ... He is sensitive and just like the glass roses there was no room for them in this world. ...

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In order to understand faith, we must stand "inside of the box- looking out. ... Children are influenced by these stories and therefore will go home and practice their beliefs much as Alice from Through the Looking Glass and what Alice Found There does in this fairy tale: "...Now I'll give you something to believe. ... said Alice. ... Alice laughed. ...

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However, not all people value their heritage the same way, as the reader sees in the character of Dee in Alice Walker's "Everyday Use.... Helga Hoel's article "Personal Names and Heritage: Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'" explores Dee's superficial understanding of her new name. ... In addition to hanging, Dee will frame the quilts further distancing herself from her family through wood and glass. ... Clearly Alice Walker uses her images and symbols carefully and effectively, allowing the reader to see how phony Dee is. ... Through this short, but pr...

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Rossetti's creativity shines through the way she dismisses each floral species for she combines the appearance, unique features, and name of the flower to make her point. ... Lewis Carroll uses flowers in a similar way in Through the Looking-Glass as the flowers in the garden of live flowers treat Alice rudely instead of with docility. ... There is also no mention of children in the poem which suggests that we are moving through a life cycle and have momentarily left the childhood years to explore adulthood and maturity instead....

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The best way for a company to understand and embrace the true importance of diversity is through good leadership. ... The stages each company must progress through towards inclusivity are: Exclusive Club  Passive Club  Symbolic Difference  Critical Mass  Acceptance  Inclusive Organization (Local Level)  Inclusive Organization (Global Level) We can define these stages as such: Exclusive Club: Members of these types of groups are all similar people and anyone who is different is not even allowed to be included in the group. ...

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