Be What You Would Seem to Be

This post relates to not only Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but also Lord of the Flies by William Golding.

A couple nights ago, I was letting my dog outside. I went out to find him and then I heard the door click shut and to lock. I was locked outside for about two and a half hours before my mom would be home, no phone, no keys, nothing. This reminded me of the boys arriving on the island in Lord of the Flies. When they arrive on the island they made themselves comfortable after freaking out a little bit about being stranded. They take in th beach and enjoy playing without grownups. After a while, they become ‘mad’ almost. They’ve finished enjoying themselves and are ready to go home. This instance felt much closer to me when I was locked in my backyard, of course I could get into my neighborhood but all the same I was locked out of my house. The first thing I did was panic, then I realized it was nice back here, I took my shoes off and sat by the pool enjoying the nice air. As it was getting darker I started to get bored and even scared. I started talking to my dog, not in a weird way just to comfort myself, inquisitive about the noises I heard.

When Alice enters Wonderland through the rabbit hole, she was locked out of her house, or world rather. She was brought into Wonderland by the white rabbit’s lure, but for why she stayed? Of course we all know she stayed because she couldn’t leave, but she was interested, she was full of who’s, what’s, when’s, and where’s? A majority of those answers were favored by Wonderland’s way of life, much different from Alice’s world. She is in Wonderland now, so how must she live? The Wonderland Way. She must act Wonderland, talk Wonderland, live Wonderland. Even though its hard in the beginning, the peculiarity becomes a pattern.