In 1969, Salvador Dali, surrealist painter and admirer of Sigmund Freud, appropriated the illustrations of John Tenniel for Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Often expressing the capacity for dreaming and imagination, Dali and Carroll bond to become the center of surrealist concerns. The two men create a world where logic and reality distort to create an alternate universe. Dali's expression of Alice, in a realm of the unconscious, highlights the idea of ​​Freudian understanding. Dali's strong use of color and symbolism in his works, while understanding Freudian principles, depicts Carroll's Alice in Wonderland as well, if not better, than Tenniel's illustrations. Dali's works highlight the idea of ​​automatism, which forces an artist to enter a dreamlike state. who produces unconscious art. We can examine the subconscious thoughts of Carroll and Dali with four Freudian principles: First, all humans possess an accessible unconscious. Second, the unconscious performs the act of repression; therefore unaware that these are repressed memories. Third, dreams provide insight into the unconscious. Finally, the external world of objects relates to the internal world of the unconscious, which can be expressed visually. Dali depicted visual automatism in his works for Alice using "formal visual analogies for the experience of dreams and hallucinations" (Ades). These visual analogies from the unconscious were described by Dali as "paranoid critical activity", and the use of paranoid critical activity aimed to "systematize the confusion and contribute to the total discredit of the world of reality" (Ades) . Looking at Wonderland, we can conclude that it is a discredited world, just as Dali produced middle of paper......realize.Works CitedAdes, Dawn. Dalí. New York: Rizzoli P, 2004. Beystehner, Kristen. Psychoanalysis: Freud's revolutionary approach to the human personality. Northwestern University. personalityresearch.org. Internet. March 24. 2011. Brooken, Will. Alice's Adventures: Lewis Carroll in popular culture. New York: Continuum International P, 2004. Print. Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillan P, 1865. Print.Lusty, Natalya. Surrealism, feminism, psychoanalysis. Burlington: Ashgate P, 2007. Print. “Paranoia”. Encyclopedia of mental disorders. Minddisorders.com. Internet. March 24. 2011. Popola, Jaclyn. Read your aura Color: yellow. Blog. Internet. March 26. 2011. “Simulacrum.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Britannica.com. Internet. 25. March. 2011. Venefica, Avia. Dreaming of butterflies and symbolic meaning of the butterfly. Blog. Internet. December 3. 2007.