Mar 09, 2016 several of the characters in the odyssey experience conflict. Need help on characters in lewis carrolls alice s adventures in wonderland. White rabbit the first creature that alice sees in wonderland. It is a curious fact about the iliad that, for all its focus on the theme of death, it rarely shows characters longing for immortality. Alice in wonderland high by rachel shane goodreads. She says that she will focus on homers language and his narrative style in my own experience, she accomplishes a great deal more, bringing out meanings and connections that cast book 22 in an entirely fresh light and reveal this books close connections to the iliad as a whole.
The plea for ransom comes up approximately a dozen times in the iliad. Alices adventures in wonderland commonly shortened to alice in wonderland is an 1865 novel written by english author charles lutwidge dodgson under the pseudonym lewis carroll. It is said that lewis carroll has written these parodies to ridicule the didactic nursery rhymes for children. The first part of book ii involves the false dream that zeus sends to agamemnon. Althought alice is not a creature she is the main character of the book. Achilles still chases apollo who turns and tells him that it. The creatures here have many behaviors as well as accents. Joseph campbell condensed his understanding of story into a theory he called monomyth, also known as the heros journey or the. Alice, the white rabbit, the queen of hearts, the king of hearts, the cheshire cat, the duchess, the caterpillar, the mad hatter, the march hare, the dormouse, the gryphon, the mock turtle, alice s sister, the knave of hearts, the mouse, the dodo, the duck. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from. The proud heart feels not terror nor turns to run and it is his own courage that kills him. This is a list of principal characters in homers iliad and odyssey. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks.
As all the troops of troy catch their breath within its walls, hector stands at the gates to withstand the coming raid. Alice is portrayed as being very curious, often seen daydreaming and giving herself advice instead of listening to the advice of others. Few artists have done more to enchant generations of children with storytelling than wifeandhusband duo alice and martin provensen, whose vibrant midcentury illustrations span everything from classic fairy tales to an homage to william blake. The iliad book 22 death of hector american literature. Read book 22 death of hector of the iliad by homer. Listed below are the names of the major characters of the epic poem. Sciencefiction and fantasy books by lewis carroll alice.
Lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland is filled with literary allusionsalong with its historical references and caricatures that reflect the literature of his time. The original, the one that established her and carrolls fame, was alices adventures in wonderland. Apr 26, 2016 an educational break down of book 22 of the iliad. Why is achilles mad at hector in the beginning of book 22. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Their 1944 gem the animal fair was featured in my recent collaboration with the new york public library as one of 10 favorite books about animals.
In the iliad, book 22, in what way is hectors decision to. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. The iliad book xxii the great books quest day 22 duration. Apollo reveals he has tricked achilles into letting the trojans escape, and achilles runs back to troy like a deadly star. It tells the story of a girl named alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by. This is another book i grew up with, and i spent hours pouring over these illustrations and memorising the names. They display a logic that the child must master in order to grow up. Its not just the iliad and odyssey either, they take bits and pieces of related myths, ie paris violating the law of hosts and stealing helen. A detailed description of the iliad characters and their importance.
Characters from disneys th animated feature, alice in wonderland. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 23 summary. The iliad, an epic poem attributed to homer and the oldest extant piece of european literature, is conventionally divided into 24 books. This is a great intro book to the iliad and odyssey. Jun 20, 2014 assuming, therefore, that alice in wonderland is in fact a coming of age story, what could the garden possibly represent.
There are roughly names referenced in the chapters of the iliad, and it is very easy to get overwhelmed and discouraged by trying to keep up with them all. The killing of hector book 22 is almost entirely from hectors point of view, except where we see the battle from the point of view of hektors grieving parents, or the now involved and rather sad gods. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass remain the most prophetic of the nineteenth centurys antinarratives, inverted quest romances, circular mathematical treatises on the illogical logic of forgetting ones desires. A list of all the characters in alices adventures in wonderland. Perhaps we will see more clearly from a little further away. I loved the protagonist alice, she was smart and likeable, but also flawed. This points to the fact that troy was an extremely wealthy city and, therefore, would be able to pay a ransom to get back its prisoners of war. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When achilles is ready to reenter the battle, what is his motive.
The goddess appears beside hector in the form of deiphobus, telling him that the two of them together can face. Priam foresees, as andromache did in book 7, that troy will fall without hector. The iliad and the odyssey alice and martin provensen. The closest thing alice has to a friend is dinah, her kitten, and not even she understands alices dreams of finding a world of her own. What role does fantasy and imagination play in our lives. I also loved the other characters, they were an entertaining bunch funny and mysterious. Alices adventures in wonderland study guide litcharts.
The iliad is an ancient greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to homer. But when achilles approaches, hector breaks and runs in fear. Structurally, this book has three early appeals to hektor, begging him to come inside the walls of troy, balanced late in the book by three laments for hektors death. Book 22 of the iliad hector is choosing an honorable fate shows achilless hubris major events hectors life flashes before his eyes hectors fate is decided shows achilless hubris hectors death represents the death of troy and all through town the people were convulsed with. Books like matilda and alice in wonderland were in district 12 who loved her sister two. Alices adventure in wonderland characters pride and prejudice characters hamlet characters to kill a mockingbird characters the catcher in the rye. While achilleus still refuses to return to battle, his friend, patroklos, persuades him to let him fight in his place. Zeus takes up his scales and tips the balance against hector, sentencing hector to death.
Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. But hector did deadly fate ensnare to abide there where he was in front of. Odysseus is the son of laertes and commands the contingent from ithaca where he. Books sixteen to twentytwo all quotations from the iliad are from the translation of richmond lattimore, university of chicago press, 1951like book nine, book sixteen marks a crucial turning point in the iliad. Thus the trojans in the city scared like fawns wiped the sweatfrom off them and drank to quench their thirst leaning against thegoodly battlements. A girl of seven, she is the protagonist of the story. Despite the pleas of his parents, hector waits outside the gates alone.
Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass remain the most prophetic of the nineteenth centurys antinarratives, inverted quest romances, circular mathematical treatises on the illogical logic of forgetting ones desires. Her adventures in wonderland frustrate her but they also open her. Vibrant vintage illustrations of homers iliad and odyssey. Hector is the more human and relatable character, feeling motivated to try to make amends despite near certainty he will fail to make up for the harm he has done to his people. It tells the story of a girl named alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. A strikingly illustrated retelling of homers classic from the team who brought us the odysseycarnegie medalist gillian cross and illustrator neil packer. Alice liddell, the model for carrolls heroine, was a young child when these stories were first told. Alices adventures in wonderland is written by the english author and mathematician charles lutwidge dodgson, who used a pseudonym lewis carroll. Book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23. In my own experience, she accomplishes a great deal more, bringing out meanings and connections that cast book 22 in an entirely fresh light and reveal this books close connections to the iliad as a whole.
In this book, achilles finds out about the death of his friend patroclus. The best study guide to alice s adventures in wonderland on the planet, from the creators of sparknotes. Here youll find an approximately onepage summary of each book, a description of the major characters and sometimes places, and an english translation. Alices adventures in wonderland characters from litcharts. Odysseus helps rally the troops in book 2 after agamemnon foolishly tells them to go home, and he also helps the greeks gain the upperhand in battle during the third day of fighting in the iliad.
Horses figure very prominently in the iliad, from the figure of achilles, who was raised by a centaur, to the trojan horse. This makes the scene in which andromache learns of hectors death especially poignant. Wonderland characters alice 150 years umd libraries. The book is commonly referred to by the abbreviated title alice in wonderland. If you are able to keep track of these 11 main characters, you will be able to follow the main action of the poem.
This is a list of principal characters in homers iliad and odyssey greeks in the trojan war. This exhibition explores lewis carrolls works and lasting legacy by showcasing how artists and illustrators from tenniel to today have envisioned the alice books. Alices entry into wonderland is through a deep hole, a long fall. Inextricably linked with hectors doom, the impending doom of troy lies especially heavy in book 22. Alice is the main character of walt disneys animated film alice in wonderland. Alices adventures in wonderland characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Get an answer for in the iliad, book 22, in what way is hectors decision to flee from achilles consistent with hectors character. Discussion questions will center upon the relationship of the plot of alice to cupid and psyche and its ground myths i. This lesson provides an overview of book 22 of homers the iliad. This is one of the few times when this happens, and it is interesting that hektor says it out of excitement wanting the moment to last forever instead of despair at a moment passing. In this chapter, we finally see achilles and hector engage in battle, and things do not end well for hector. For the nineteenth century section of this course, students are required to read and analyze alices adventures in wonderland, for its mythic content. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Fame and reputation are extremely important motivators for the main characters in the story achilles, hector, agamemnon, paris.
The alices adventures in wonderland characters covered include. Get the entire alice in wonderland litchart as a printable pdf. Alice s boredom with her sisters book leads her to fall asleep and dream her adventures in wonderland. How is the reconciliation between agamemnon and achilles observed. Athena appears behind achilles, telling him she will persuade hector to fight.
Alice is so wellknown an image that it is easy to forget that she is given to us in two quite distinct books, not a single wonderland book. Alices adventures in wonderland book summaries, test. List of creatures in wonderland alice in wonderland wiki. Lewis carrolls alice s adventures in wonderland is filled with literary allusionsalong with its historical references and caricatures that reflect the literature of his time.
Alice s adventures in wonderland is written by the english author and mathematician charles lutwidge dodgson, who used a pseudonym lewis carroll. This lesson provides an overview of book 18 of homers the iliad. Alice in wonderland characters and analysis characters and analysis alice. Hector is the more human and relatable character, feeling motivated to try to make amends despite near certainty he will fail to. It is said that lewis carroll has written these parodies to ridicule the didactic nursery rhymes for childrenwhich echoes the overall theme of his novel. Top tips for effective video conferencing with prezi video. Thus the trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the goodly battlements, while the achaeans with their shields laid upon.
An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. To test run my new approach, i took some pictures of a childrens version of the iliad and the odyssey by jane werner watson, illustrated by ali ce and martin provensen. My students cant get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof. She is a rational girl who sees the world as stable and orderly. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Although a child in the story, alice often exhibits mature characteristics, and the adult characters often exhibit childish behavior. Are parts of the alice books unfit for or harmful to children today. This study guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the iliad. The presence of these catalogues in the iliad is a good example of the way homer composed his poems on a foundation of historical and literary tradition. Alice s adventures in wonderland commonly shortened to alice in wonderland is an 1865 novel written by english author charles lutwidge dodgson under the pseudonym lewis carroll. Oct, 2017 the iliad book summary in under five minutes. On their fourth circuit of troy, achilles cannot gain on hector, but hector cannot escape from achilles speed.
This is a list of nonhuman creatures from wonderland. Achilles still chases apollo who turns and tells him that it is impossible to kill him. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. Dumbledore quotes alices adventures in wonderland quotes the great gatsby quotes charlie and the. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from.
In between occurs the fight between hektor and achilles. And the troy of the iliad was renowned for its horses. Alice in wonderland characters and analysis a research. Alice in wonderland high was an enjoyable read, with writing i immediately connected with and a good retelling of alice in wonderland, something we havent quite seen before in ya. So the son of menoetius was attending to the hurt of eurypylus within the tent, but the argives and trojans still fought desperately, nor were the trench and the high wall above it, to keep the trojans in. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Sciencefiction and fantasy books by lewis carroll alicein. Priam powerfully invokes the memory of peleus when he convinces achilles to return hectors corpse to the trojans in book 24. If the caterpillar from alices adventures in wonderland were to give advice to tweedledee and tweedledum from through the lookingglass on how to solve their differences without having a bit of a fight, what might the caterpillar advise. After nine years of war between the greeks and trojans, tensions are heating up among men.
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