Lewis CarrollThe Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was born on 27 January 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England to a family of 13. the values of Christianity from an early age. From a young age Carroll had a strong academic bent and after being educated at home for many years at the age of 12 he was sent to a private school nearby, after which he moved on to rugby. In 1851 he began attending Oxford, his father's alma mater, where he began studying mathematics. Carroll published many mathematical works, although never under his pseudonym. Lewis Carroll was a name reserved as an author mainly for his literary nonsense. Literary nonsense is a genre of literature that depends on a balance between sense and nonsense, as well as order and chaos, to engage the reader. Lewis Carroll used nonsense writing as a way to capture the reader's attention and allow him to see things in an alternative way. Over the years he wrote many children's stories and was inspired to write them for one little girl in particular, Alice Pleasance Liddell, one of three daughters of his dear friends, to whom he remained close until her death on January 14, 1898, from influenza. . Carroll is said to have used many of his own experiences in his writings and it is speculated that Carroll was a victim of what is now known as "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome" or micropsia/macropsia and based the frequent change in size by Alice about her personal experiences. Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) is best known for his literary nonsense seen in his novels where he uses contrasting tones, creative imagery and meaningful symbolism in such a way that makes the reader wonder… in the middle of paper… ...records their stories, allowing them to see the tenderness behind a child's eyes.Works CitedLeach, Karoline. "Charles Lutwidge Dodgson: a short biography." http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/carroll/bio1.html. 25 November 2004. 20 March 2011 “Literary nonsense”. http://nonsense.vinylsymphony.org/about.phpMay 9, 2008. March 27, 2011Lu Yuanting. “Health Discussion: The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.” http://thetartan.org/2009/1/19/scitech/healthtalk. January 19, 2009. March 27, 2011Carroll, Lewis. Sylvie and Bruno, New York: Barnes and Noble Inc. 2010. Print.Carroll, Lewis. Sylvie and Bruno have concluded. New York: Barnes and Noble Inc. 2010. Print. Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. New York: Barnes and Noble Inc. 2010. Print.#Carroll Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. New York: Barnes and Noble Inc. 2010. Print.
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