Zak Reilly answers “Does the Alice Howland has anything to do...”

Etta asked this question about Still Alice:

Does the Alice Howland has anything to do with the Alice from Alice in Wonderland? Could be a sort of possible sequel to the series the same way "The Cheshire" (by Bill Kte'pi) was written or the song "The Girl That's Never Been". I can't help but notice that Alice Howland is a linguistic professor and in both books of the 'Alice in Wonderland' series plays with a lot of cryptic word puzzles.

Zak Reilly Good idea, but I think it's just an interesting choice of name for our Havard Professor; I like to think 'Alice' does have connotations with Alice in …moreGood idea, but I think it's just an interesting choice of name for our Havard Professor; I like to think 'Alice' does have connotations with Alice in Wonderland, for instance the "entering a new world" idea with comming across this new place in your life that you wouldn't expect to find yourself which links to the effect of Alzheimer's. :D :)
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