How Alice in Wonderland Relates to Victorianism Victoria became queen of Great Britain in 1837. Her reign lasted until 1901; this period was called the Victorian Age. Victorian writers had to deal with the contrast of poverty and the prosperity of the middle and upper classes. This led to a pessimistic tone, which appeared in much of the best Victorian poetry and prose. Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson invented “Lewis Carroll” for use on a poem published in …showed first 75 words of 818 total…

…showed last 75 words of 818 total…time Alice in Wonderland was published in German in 1869, Freud was thirteen years old. This led to a growing Fascination in dreams and inner life. Freudian commentators have heightened awareness of the level of anxiety in the books. Peter Conveney characterizes the author as “almost the case-book maladjusted neurotic.” Paul Schilder finds these tales too frightening to be fit for children. Carroll’s reluctant conclusion that totally independent life patterns are impossible and even dangerous.