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Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

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Author

Lewis Carroll

Year Published

1865

Type

Novel

Genre

Fantasy

Perspective and Narrator

Alice in Wonderland is told in the third person by a narrator with a limited point of view that focuses on Alice and her adventures.

Tense

Alice in Wonderland is told in the past tense.

About the Title

The main character is named Alice, and the story follows her adventures in a fantasy world called Wonderland.

Diagrams

Friends Leads Alice into Wonderland White Rabbit Fussy, self-important rabbit; always flustered Offers Alice good advice Joins his tea party Orders Alice beheaded Caterpillar Laid-back hookah-smoker sitting on a very useful mushroom Cheshire Cat Grinning feline; appears and disappears at will Hatter Irascible fellow hosting an unending tea party Queen of Hearts Volatile monarch; happy to order an execution Introduces Alice to Mock Turtle Gryphon Cheerful optimist; likes wordplay—and play of all sorts Alice Seven-year-old girl; jumps down a rabbit hole into Wonderland
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Characters

Alice White Rabbit Queen of Hearts Duchess Hatter Caterpillar Cheshire Cat

Symbols

The Journey Following Orders The Hidden Garden Growing and Shrinking

Themes

Communication Breakdown Growing Up (and Down) Identity Rules versus Good Behavior Self-Reliance Victorian Society
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