Alice in Wonderland Term Paper

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Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898, was not only a writer, but a mathematician as well, which is probably why he loved riddles and puns (Lewis pp). His facility at word play, logic and fantasy has delighted and captivated audiences for more than a century (Lewis pp). His work appeals to both the naive and the most sophisticated, and has been a source of influence of many major twentieth century writers, such as James Joyce and Jorge Luis Borges (Lewis pp).

From Chapter IX in "Alice in Wonderland," Alice asked, "Why did you call him Tortoise if he wasn't one" ..
. To which the Mock Turtle angrily replies, "We called him Tortoise because he taught us" (Carroll 127). Carroll's love for math is apparent in Chapter IX in "Through the Looking Glass," when the White Queen asked Alice, "Can you do Addition ... What's one and one and one and one and one and one" (Carroll 320)? Then again asked, "Can you do Subtraction ... Take nine….....

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