"Alice in Wonderland,” written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll, pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), is set in Victorian England, a period marked by strong moral constraints, colonial expansion, and a belief in scientific progress.
This tale, both absurd and poetic, subverts the rigid codes of Victorian education by exploring the intricacies of childhood, identity, and language. Through his logical and symbolic games, Carroll subtly criticizes the established order while celebrating imagination. The work thus reflects the tensions between rationality and fantasy in a rapidly changing society.