Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, published in 1865, is a whimsical story that follows a young girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantastical world filled with peculiar creatures and absurd situations. The novel is celebrated for its playful use of logic, language, and imaginative storytelling. Its nonsensical elements challenge readers’ perceptions of reality and have sparked endless interpretations, from political allegory to critiques of Victorian society.

In 1900, a school in the United States banned Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland from its curriculum, citing concerns that the book contained inappropriate language and references to masturbation and other sexual fantasies. They argued that it could undermine children’s perceptions of authority figures. Fast forward to the 1960s, shortly after Disney’s animated adaptation was released in 1951, the book again sparked controversy among American parents. They believed that both the original text and the film promoted the emerging drug culture of the era due to their perceived references to hallucinogenic drug use.