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Fairy tales were often distrusted in the nineteenth century and Alice in Wonderland was no exception. Many people have pondered whether their children would be able to distinguish the fictitious would of Wonderland from the reality of the real world (Avery 321). ....

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.... she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, . .."(Carroll 7-8). Even the mouse becomes humorous as he recites "historical facts about the Anglo-Saxons..." "...which are the driest things he knows, to restore Alice and the other creatures after their involuntary swim in the Pool of Tears"(Avery 325). After the Caucus-race in which everyone wins, the Dodo solemnly performs a humorous ceremony for Alice saying "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"(Carroll 23). They presented the thimble to Alice as a prize for the race which nobody won. A caterpillar becomes a humorous creature in Wonde ....