Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's Autobiography Of Alice In Wonderland
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, more commonly known as Lewis Carroll, was a mathematician with a peculiar connection to writing enchanting stories and most referred to as the eccentric author of Alice in Wonderland. As a child, he was an excellent student with great abilities in mathematics but he also enjoyed letting his imagination go wild as a pause from reality. He held onto such imagination through his adulthood as well as acquired other avenues to release stress. His journey to adulthood also resulted in many documented occurrences for future generations to study and learn from. His stories express much imagination and hidden puzzles to discover, expand, and express upon. “Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.” he’d said. A close look into both his life and the life of his characters show he definitely…show more content… A certain amount of passion is required and what better than a childhood memory to re-imagine in a strange, magical way. Making a story change in any way while keeping the important symbolisms placed properly and hiding the pain in insanity seems to be Lewis Carroll’s tactics. Alice in Wonderland, along with many of his other published stories, seem to be regarded as insane which may not be entirely false. Lewis Carroll had an addiction to opium, or Laudanum, to help him relax, ease his stutter, and relieve the pain from the headaches that caused him to keep taking opium. Magic mushrooms and weed are suspected to have been part of his life as well, if you couldn’t tell of his familiarity with them from his books. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice takes a bite out of one side of the mushroom that the caterpillar lives in to make her grow or shrink. Remember his statement “Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards” I can say for certain that this particular mushroom symbolizes how he felt: high and