Alice in Wonderland is one of the most influential books of all time, but why? Most people don't realize that the most important reason for the story is Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland has no plot, there is no climax, and nothing drives Alice to continue. The Matrix is similar to wonderland because it tries to capture its weird nature. The Matrix doesn't always succeed. The Matrix tries to copy wonderland but greatly fails in the respect that it has a plot because it was written to make money as a movie. (Voyles)
             In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is never looking for an answer; she is only trying to find out how to get out. (Carroll) In the Matrix, Neo is searching for answers so that he can understand the Matrix. Neo never tries to get out; he accepts his decision and stays in wonderland. (The Matrix) Alice never tries to understand what makes up Wonderland. Alice says, "I almost wish I hadn't gone down the rabbit hole and yet and yet it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!" Alice goes on to accept wonderland as a fairy tale, dream like land. This relates very much to human reactions because when we are dreaming, we never question the world around us, we just dream and accept it. (Carroll)
             The book Alice in Wonderland symbolizes human nature because Alice seems to follow her curiosity. Alice is also always searching for a way into the garden and then a way out of her problems just like most humans. Most humans hate to confront fears and so they make excuses or hide so that they don't' have to go through with it. (Gardner) That is different from the Matrix because in the Matrix, Neo is being followed. Morpheus had always been searching for Neo because he believed that he was the one to save Zion. That is unlike human nature because most people don't believe that someone is a god and that is why they don't spend their lives looking for someone. (The Matrix)
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