Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

“Do you know, I always thought unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!”
“Well, now that we have seen each other,” said the unicorn, “if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you.”

I am quite ashamed to admit this is only second time ever reading this tale. I think a younger less dignified version of myself assumed this book was not worth reading due to its whimsical nature. Carroll's tale take quite a different tone when the ability exists to comprehend on a deeper level the tales of little Alice.

I am a huge fan of the way the that Carroll plays on the elements of speech throughout Alice's interactions in Wonderland. She to be so young has quite a high intellect and awareness that could only be created in such a fantasy realm. Quite a few times Alice's sanity is called into question while challenging her perception of the events around her. While some attribute her adventures to drugs, sickness, mental health, and dreaming, I believe that Alice simply had the imagination to bring whatever world she wanted to life. Not only that, but to travel back and forth as she pleased between them. Her travels show that Alice at 7 years old had a pretty high awareness of who she was and what her level of understanding was for what went on around her.