Although was inspired by the daughter of Carrol’s close friend, Henry Liddell, Alice’s character reflected much of Lewis Carroll. Alice Liddell initially inspired “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, after she asked Carroll to write her a story. Lewis Carroll first hand knew a girl called Alice, the daughter of his close friend Henry Liddell. As an adult, Carroll wrote many stories for children, and in some cases, about children. This role in his childhood led to his future.
Carroll always loved to make his younger siblings laugh and smile. Lewis Carroll, in being an older brother, grew fond of entertaining children. Carroll discovered that by creating fictional stories for children he can both entertain children while carrying out one of his main interests: writing. His many interests sometimes caused him confusion- he struggled in trying so many things to find a way to tie all his passions into one main focus. He was a very bright man who loved learning new things. Carroll was a man who had many interests, such as mathematics, philosophy, and religion. Due to all the time Carroll spent with his siblings, Lewis Carroll became fond of entertaining children. As a child, he did not have many friends in school and constantly had to watch oer his younger siblings. Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, he was the oldest of eleven children growing up.
Although the situations Alice encounters throughout this story seem to be those of complete fiction and imagination, Alice is a reflection of Lewis Carroll himself and in some cases, his readers. This story was initially created to entertain children, as Lewis Carroll always enjoyed entertaining children and making them happy. “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is a story written by Lewis Carroll in 1865.
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