Hey AI, help me outline Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Sure, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is a classic tale, but before diving into the blueprint, let’s identify the elements you’ve mentioned:

1. Origin Scene: The moment Alice spots the White Rabbit and follows him down the rabbit hole. This is a scene where Alice’s expectations of a lazy, mundane day are shattered, leading her to an unexpected journey.
2. Worldview: Alice sees the world as a logical, predictable place governed by rules and etiquette. She’s a child learning the structures of the adult world, so her perspective is largely grounded in what she’s been taught.
3. Primary Desire: To understand the Wonderland and find a way back home.
4. Personal Significance of that Desire: Alice is curious and adventurous, but she also craves familiarity and safety. She wants to explore, but she also wants to go home when things become too bizarre.
5. Misbelief: That logic, reason, and the rules she knows from the ‘real world’ apply in Wonderland.
6. Unavoidable External Force: The act of falling down the rabbit hole itself is an external force. Once she’s in Wonderland, there’s no easy way out, and she must navigate this bizarre world.
7. Challenge/Reshape of Misbelief: Throughout the story, Alice’s logic and reason are constantly challenged by the nonsensical nature of Wonderland. In the end, she learns that not everything can be understood or reasoned with and that sometimes, it’s okay to simply accept things as they are.

Novel Blueprint for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”:

(Scene examples, not an exhaustive list)

Scene: The Rabbit Hole

• Alpha Point: Alice sees a peculiar White Rabbit and follows him.
• White Rabbit subplot: Introduces the White Rabbit as an important figure in Wonderland, always in a rush.
• What happens: Alice falls down a seemingly endless hole.
• Why it matters: This is Alice’s entry into a new, bewildering world.
• Consequence: She finds herself in a hall with many doors.
• Realization: Alice realizes she’s not in her familiar world anymore.
• And so?: She needs to find a way out of the hall.

Scene: Drink Me, Eat Me

• Alpha Point: Alice encounters a bottle labeled “Drink Me” and a cake labeled “Eat Me”.
• Growth and Shrinking subplot: Alice’s size becomes a recurring issue in Wonderland.
• What happens: Alice drinks and shrinks, then eats and grows too large.
• Why it matters: Alice realizes actions in Wonderland have exaggerated consequences.
• Consequence: She’s too big to exit through the tiny door.
• Realization: She has to adapt quickly and think creatively to navigate Wonderland.
• And so?: Alice needs to adjust her size again to access the beautiful garden.

Scene: The Mad Tea Party

• Alpha Point: Alice encounters the Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse.
• Madness subplot: The inhabitants of Wonderland have their own sense of logic and reason.
• What happens: Alice joins their never-ending tea party.
• Why it matters: It’s another example of how time and logic don’t work as Alice expects.
• Consequence: Alice becomes frustrated and leaves the tea party.
• Realization: Not everything in Wonderland is meant to be understood.
• And so?: Alice continues her exploration, still searching for a way home.

Scene: The Queen’s Croquet Game

• Alpha Point: Alice is invited to play croquet with the Queen of Hearts.
• Queen of Hearts subplot: Introduces the Queen as a menacing figure who often shouts, “Off with their heads!”
• What happens: The game is chaotic and nonsensical, with living mallets and balls.
• Why it matters: Alice sees the Queen’s erratic behavior and the fear she instills.
• Consequence: Alice avoids the Queen’s wrath and learns of the upcoming trial.
• Realization: Wonderland is unpredictable and can also be dangerous.
• And so?: Alice decides to attend the trial.

Scene: The Trial

• Alpha Point: The Knave of Hearts is on trial for stealing the Queen’s tarts.
• Justice subplot: Shows the absurdity of Wonderland’s justice system.
• What happens: Various characters testify, but nothing makes sense.
• Why it matters: Alice sees the height of Wonderland’s absurdity and challenges the Queen.
• Consequence: The Queen orders Alice’s execution.
• Realization: Alice declares that the entire ordeal is just a dream.
• And so?: The dream starts to collapse, and Alice awakens.

AHA! Moment Alice wakes up by the riverbank, realizing everything was just a dream. She’s relieved to be back in the ‘real’ world but has a new appreciation for the unpredictability and absurdity of life. She’s grown, not just in the physical sense, as she did in Wonderland, but in her understanding of the world and herself.

What might the author’s underlying motivations or purposes be for writing the novel?

Given the narrative arc and challenges Alice faces in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” the most likely change Lewis Carroll might have intended for his readers is to encourage them to embrace unpredictability, ambiguity, and whimsy, fostering an understanding that life’s nonsensical moments can be just as valuable as its structured, logical ones. By navigating Wonderland’s erratic terrain alongside Alice and sharing in her emotional journey, readers might come to appreciate the joy, wonder, and insights that can emerge from situations or experiences that, on the surface, seem irrational or bewildering.