Reactions to Alice in Wonderland

For this week I would like you to pick one of the two questions on Alice in Wonderland below to write a complete response to in the community blog.

1) Is Alice in Wonderland really about drugs? We discussed this somewhat in class but I want you answer more completely here. Tell me the reason why you do or do not think the story includes drug references. Were these references in the original text or were they added in the film version?

2) Find at least two examples of word play, puns, double entendre, or a riddle included in the text of Alice in Wonderland (the example we discussed in class was the riddle "Why is a Raven like a writing desk?")---you can not use this example.  In your post explain how the puns or riddles you find manipulate the language. Why are they funny or clever? Why did Lewis Carol include them? etc.

You only need to answer one of these questions. A complete answer for this exercise must be three (3) paragraphs long with each paragraph consisting of a minimum of 4-5 sentences each.

Reaction to "Your Arkansas Traveler" and A Face in the Crowd

CLASS...THIS IS WHERE YOU POST YOUR COMMENTS

Class after reading "Your Arkansas Traveler" and watching the film version, A Face in the Crowd, please compose a complete response to two of the three questions below:

1) Is Lonesome really in love with Marcia? Why or why not?

2) Name at least two contemporary celebrities, politicians, news commentators or personalities on TV, radio or the Internet that you think are similar to Lonesome Rhodes or share common characteristics with him. Explain how they are similar and different?

3) If Lonesome Rhodes had not come to his sudden and tragic ending, what do you think would be his future? Would he have been able to continue for much longer?

Note: A complete response for each question is defined as a minimum of two complete paragraphs of not less than five sentences each.