James Joyce and Lewis Carroll

 Throughout the pages of Finnegans Wake, we encounter writers and their works that have influenced Joyce. One such author is Lewis Carroll, the penname of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. His timeless and much-loved "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" make many cameo appearances throughout the Wake. Carroll's clever manipulation of language, through puns and nonsensical dialogues, must have tickled Joyce's sense of fun. Joyce himself was the master of puns and language experimentation. Additionally, Carroll's theme of delving into the subconscious and the uncanny resonates in Joyce's work, as both authors explore the complex interplay between reality and imagination, conscious and unconscious thoughts.