Lewi
s Carroll's Alice in wonderland, a personal favorite, a literary masterpiece and as fine as they come.The way in which he portrays such depth and complexities in a children's book is unfathomable. The imagery is sensational and the dialog is unparalleled. All of which he achieved in a manner that is so far from affected. Despite how surreal it might be, it exudes a level of sincerity and relatedness that is overwhelming.
Here is one of my favorite quotes, which undoubtedly accentuates the beauty of its unrepeated dialog:
`I
quite agree with you,' said the Duchess; `and the moral of that is--Be
what you would seem to be--or if you'd like it put more simply--Never
imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to
others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than
what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.'
`I think I should understand that better,' Alice said very politely, `if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.'
`That's nothing to what I could say if I chose,' the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone.
I take pride in Carroll's work as if it were mine.`I think I should understand that better,' Alice said very politely, `if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it.'
`That's nothing to what I could say if I chose,' the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone.
June, 16, 2008 4:51 PM