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Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” and the subsequent novel “Through the Looking Glass”. Lewis was born on 27 January 1832 as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He is most famous for his style of writing lyrical nonsense in his works. “In 1856 Carroll met Alice Liddell, the four-year-old daughter of the head of Christ Church. In later years Carroll often made up stories for Alice and her sisters. In July 1862, during a picnic with the Liddell girls, Carroll recounted the adventures of a little girl who fell down a rabbit hole. Alice asked him to write the story for her. His Works Carroll has many different literary focuses in this novel. Like the theme behind his main novel. “The most obvious theme to be found in “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” is growth” (Lenny). Lenny also stated that “In Wonderland, Alice struggles with the importance and instability of personal identity. She is constantly ordered to identify herself by the creatures she encounters, but even she herself has doubts about her identity.” (Lenny). Curiosity is also a significant theme in the novel. This statement may be based on his most common phrase in the novel “Curious and curious!” (Carroll 13). Another staple in his work is the style of his writing. Carroll has a very unique writing style as he uses nonsense poems throughout the novel. “How does the little crocodile improve his shining tail and pour the waters of the Nile on every scale of gold!” (Carroll 16) The poem makes no sense and is considered nonsense because it is actually based on Against Idleness and Evil (Isaac Watt). Finally, the other method used by Mr. Carroll is the septa... in the center of the card... of the glasses."Where do I begin, please, Your Majesty?" he asked. “Begin at the beginning,” said the king gravely, “and go on until you come to the end: then stop.” (Carroll 119) Works Cited Carroll, Lewis. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1999. Print.Roody, de,Lenny. “themes and motifs in the 'Alice' stories”. Alice in Wonderland, n.d. 24 Mar 2011. McIntire, Sarah. “Theme and subject of Alice in Wonderland”. Vittorianoweb. Brown University.nd web. March 24, 2011Everson. Michael. “Alice's Adventures Underground”. Every type. Westport. November 26, 2009.Web. March 24, 2011 Singh, Rajir. Essay “Lewis Carroll-biography and style/literary devices”. 9 September 2008. Web.30 March .2011Sylvia. “Curiosity killed Alice” Project Alice5. December 2, 2009. Web. March 30. 2011