Alice is a fictional child living during the middle of the Victorian era. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) the character is widely assumed to be seven years old. The most obvious theme that can be found in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the theme of growing up. Lewis Carroll adored the unprejudiced and innocent way young children approach the world. Escaping your everyday life and tumbling into a whimsical world of nonsense and mockery has universal appeal. Wonderland is a world of discovery where normal rules do not apply. Despite being a child, Alice is more logical and well-mannered than many of the adults, turning reality on its head.