As an individual who takes awhile to be captured into a book or even any writing piece, I can proudly admit that Lewis Caroll has become the only exception. Although many are aware of his popular stories such as Alice in Wonderland, I have learned to appreciate his poems more. His poems display his creativity within the words and exemplify the idea of reading between the lines. Many have given him the name “the man of nonsense” I strongly believe it is well suited name for him. I never knew who the writer of Alice in Wonderland was and I never had an interest for that story. The only connection I had with that famous piece was watching the play about three years ago and I fell in love with it. I would recommend if readers feel that his work is too complex to follow, which in some cases is understandable, reading his poems is a great alternate.
One of the poems that brought me to the verge of tears was Three Voices . This poem plays around with perspective. It has three voices, three perspectives, three emotions and three different stories. His words make this poem beautiful that you wish to repeatedly read it. It aggravates me that his poems are underrated and his intelligence has been suppressed behind his famous works. Although in some cases this is not negative I view it to be.
His famous piece Alice and Wonderland, had a intriguing back story. It is was captivating because of the creepiness followed that I longed to learn more about him. This when I came to the conclusion that not all people enjoyed his company because of his dark past. I have always been fascinated by someone’s past and inspirations behind their writing pieces. This reason gave me a clear idea of why I like his work. His love for an under-age girl grasped my attention which made me read into his life. He is one of those individuals who I feel is a mystery that will never be solved especially since he has passed. He is always going to be an unsolved story.
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