After watching a portion of Alice in Wonderland, an element of existentialism that it seems to follow is the freedom of choice. The movie is split up into two distinct worlds: Alice's real life and the dream inside her head. Within these two worlds is where the freedom of choice seems to shift. At the beginning of the movie, in Alice's real life, Hamish proposes to Alice. She exercises her freedom of choice by turning down his offer and straying away from the norms of her society. Once Alice goes down the rabbit hole and real life has shifted to a dream, she doesn't seem to have a lot of control or freedom of choice. The dream world seems to have a set plan for her and even when she tries to wake up from the dream, she can't.
The freedom of choice is very common in life today, more so in some countries than in others. In some countries or societies peoples' paths in life are predetermined for them. However, in the United States, the freedom of choice can be seen in many aspects of our society. We can go to school wherever we want, we can work wherever we want, we can buy whatever we want (if we have enough money), and we can marry whoever we want. Because of this, the existence of the freedom of choice is very important to our society. Our path in life isn't chosen for us because we have the freedom to choose it.
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