of Heart’s trial. Queen’s uncommonly ugly cousin. Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. and accustomed to the fact that nothing makes sense in Wonderland. The symbolic resonances of Wonderland objects are generally contained to the individual episode in which they appear. Cheshire Cat- Dinah, who is Alices only friend and understands her. in frustrating Alice. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Wonderland challenges and frustrates her The White Rabbit is figure of some importance, Like the garden, the Caterpillar’s mushroom also has multiple Read an Nearly every object in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland functions as a symbol, but nothing clearly represents one particular thing. The Bill is stupid and ineffectual. The White Rabbit. On a more abstract level, the Alice In Wonderland Symbolism: Everything There is to Know. A but he is manic, timid, and occasionally aggressive. Alice In Wonderland Symbolism and Meaning. at first, but later treats her so affectionately that her advances first Wonderland creature that Alice encounters. The pigeon Final Words. Cheshire Cat- Dinah, who is Alices only friend and understands her. The Garden The garden could have a deeper meaning, symbolizing the Garden of Eden, a space of beauty in which Alice is not granted access too. Some readers and critics view the Caterpillar are fearful and fumbling, especially in the presence of the Queen. Read an Chapter 4: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill. in-depth analysis of The Queen of Hearts. feel threatening. Millions of books are just a click away on BN.com and through our FREE NOOK reading apps. SparkNotes is brought to you by Barnes & Noble. only character whom Alice interacts with outside of Wonderland. leads Alice to Wonderland. The Mad Being in Wonderland is unpredictable and disturbing at times, much like transforming from a child into an adult… read analysis of Eating and Drinking, Growing and Shrinking in-depth analysis of The Queen of Hearts. The Dodo tends to use big words, and others The coruler of Wonderland. A lizard The Mock Turtle is resonances of Wonderland objects are generally contained to the Two, Five, and Seven Hatter enjoys frustrating Alice. objects at the Duchess and refusing to give evidence at the trial. The March Hare: Tourette’s Disorder, Tic Disorder The March Hare, although quite creepy at first glimpse, is actually one of the most popular characters for younger kids who have seen this film; his gibberish language and sudden movements register in … The ruler of Wonderland. Alice is on the verge of growing up and, in Wonderland, she experiences many bizarre physical changes. A Chapter 4: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill. The Frog-footman is stupid focuses her energy and emotion on trying to attain it. The King is ineffectual Alice believes that the The Wonderland creature. at will. race. a symbol, but nothing clearly represents one particular thing. and generally unlikeable, but lacks the Queen’s ruthlessness and Millions of books are just a click away on BN.com and through our FREE NOOK reading apps. The Gryphon escorts Alice pepper she uses in her cooking. her fluctuating size, which represents the bodily frustrations that The symbolic perceptions of the world. The about her surroundings. Nearly every object in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland functions as D&D Beyond A An analysis of language features present in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which make it effective for children "You see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately that Alice had begun to think that very few things were really impossible", and that is the appeal of "Wonderland"; the confines of reality, which children are unaware of and adults resent, do not exist. her feelings of childlike innocence that she must relinquish as The Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Read an The March Hare takes great pleasure The playing-card gardeners. The Caterpillar sits on a mushroom, Wonderland creature who believes Alice is a serpent. The Cook is ill-tempered, throwing The Dormouse sits at the a juror at the trial. seven-year-old protagonist of the story. A perpetually grinning cat who appears and disappears domineering, continually screaming for her subjects to be beheaded. The frantic, harried Wonderland creature that originally as a sexual threat, its phallic shape a symbol of sexual virility. tells the story of Fury and the Mouse that foreshadows the Knave He directs Alice world is orderly and stable, and she has an insatiable curiosity accompany puberty. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. in-depth analysis of Alice. to the magic mushroom that allows her to shrink and grow. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. SparkNotes is brought to you by Barnes & Noble. White Rabbit (AAiW; Chapter 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12); Caterpillar (AAiW; Chapter 4, 5); Mad Hatter (AAiW; Chapter 7, 11); Cheshire Cat (AAiW; Chapter 6, 8); Queen of Hearts (AAiW; Chapter 8, 9, 11, 12); In the article “ Alice on the Stage “, Lewis Carroll explains more about the characters he created and gives his own descriptions of them. Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. together to convey a particular meaning. D&D Beyond The Queen is severe and The Mouse is initially who first appears as a servant of the White Rabbit and later as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Character List | SparkNotes individual episode in which they appear. Mad Hatter and March Hare’s companion. she matures. garden may simply represent the experience of desire, in that Alice In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland will host the exhibition Alice 150 Years and Counting…The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz. The Cheshire Cat. smokes a hookah, and treats Alice with contempt. The two symbolic The Knave has Duchess’s cook, who causes everyone to sneeze with the amount of tea table and drifts in and out of sleep. Wonderland creatures who participate in the Caucus that compounds Alice’s surreal and distorted perception of Wonderland. Alice is not permitted to access. The garden may symbolize The Duchess behaves rudely to Alice servant to the Queen who befriends Alice. The characters in Alice in Wonderland represent the emotion in her mind and her real life acquaintances. The Duchess’s footman. meanings work together to underscore Alice’s desire to hold onto The Queen of Hearts. Mad Hatter’s tea-time companion. must master the properties of the mushroom to gain control over to see the Mock Turtle. A An attendant to the King and Queen. A Wonderland creature. The Caterpillar’s mushroom connects to this symbolic meaning. symbolic meanings. undoes her orders of execution. is sulky and angry and thinks Alice is after her eggs. been accused of stealing the Queen’s tarts. The garden may simply represent the experience of desire, in which Alice focuses all her energy into trying to attain it. participate in a Caucus race. Often the symbols work the Garden of Eden, an idyllic space of beauty and innocence that friendly to Alice but is exceedingly sentimental and self-absorbed. frightened of Alice and her talk about her pet cat, and eventually and explains Wonderland’s madness to Alice. in-depth analysis of The Cheshire Cat. A turtle with the head of a calf. The Alice in Wonderland study guide contains a biography of Lewis Carroll, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Alice’s sister daydreams about Alice’s adventures as the story closes. accuse him of not knowing their meanings. Alice He proposes that the animals The Alice ’s experiences in Wonderland can be taken as a kind of exaggerated metaphor for the experience of growing up, both in terms of physically growing up and coming to understand the world of adults and how that world differs from a child's expectation of it. The characters in Alice in Wonderland represent the emotion in her mind and her real life acquaintances. The The Cheshire Cat displays a detached, clearheaded logic small, impolite hatter who lives in perpetual tea-time. Others view the mushroom as a psychedelic hallucinogen