eyes again, to see if there were any tears.No, there were no tears. ‘If you’re going to turn into a pig, my dear,’ said Alice, seriously, ‘I’ll have nothing more to do with you. Mind now!’ The poor little thing sobbed again (or grunted it was impossible to say which), and they went on for some while in silence. (Carroll 100-102)This part of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland clearly shows a mortality of the baby into a pig. Opium is therefore tied into Lewis Carroll’s life when he wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.The Victorian time period was fascinated with inventions (Ansay). In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, relations between the Victorian time period and Alice’s adventure are made.I see you’re admiring my little box, the Knight said in a friendly tone. It’s my own invention- to keep clothes and sandwiches in. You see I carry it upside down, so that the rain can’t get in.But the things can get out, Alice gently remarked. Do you know that the lid’s open?I didn’t know it, the Knight said, a shade of vexation passing over his face. Then all the things must have fallen out! And the box is no use without them.I was wondering what the mousetrap was for. Said Alice. It isn’t very likely there would be any mice on a horse’s back.Not very likely, perhaps, said the Knight; But, if they do come, I don’t choose to have them running all about.You see, he went on after a pause, it’s as well to be provided for everything. (Ansay)This passage proves that the fascination with inventions in the Victorian time period had an effect on Lewis Carroll when he wrote the book. This passage also shows that creating solutions to problems creates problems.Lewis Carroll’s life and the Victorian Era were a direct influence on his literature works. The use of opium, fascination of odd-reversals, lack of self-confidence, and ...
