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Alice Is A Classic Essay

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Italo Calvino once said that “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say”. Meaning, a classic is a book that can withstand the test of time, applying to all generations in all societies with ideas that always work, being able to be interpreted differently by everyone according to their needs. Alice in Wonderland is one such book, passing the test of time with ideas that are still relevant to today. Alice is a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and ends up in Wonderland. Wonderland is a strange place, and Alice finds herself having to mature very quickly to be able to figure out this place. She goes through maturation, like everyone in the world does, making mistakes and learning from them. When Alice first

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