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An important minor character would most certainly be the white rabbit. The rabbit itself is very interesting to Alice because of his appearance. He is a paradox; a combination of beast and gentleman with his waistcoat and watch. The white rabbit is a living personification of anxiety like the anxieties that come with adulthood like being late for a job. This makes it especially odd that little Alice would chase after him when she can barely stand books without pictures. Though, this can also signify her lack of knowledge when it comes to being an adult. The white rabbit is not only an important symbol, but he is also the very beginning of Alice’s adventure into Wonderland. The whole reason Alice falls down the rabbit hole is because she follows this strange paradox into the world of Wonderland.

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The ending of this book was certainly a strange one in its time, though, now it has been used over and over again. For this story, being first written for the Liddell girls, this ending was definitely effective in wrapping up the story. There is simply no other explanation for all these strange characters and Alice’s stoic reaction to it all, except that it had all been conjured in her head. A different world could it explain it, but that just sounds silly, even for a children’s story. The way Alice had begun to grow, making the card knights seem small as they jumped at her, was a beautiful transition into leaves falling onto her face from the tree she had fallen asleep under.

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While reading, I wondered why Alice was so calm when facing these strange things. I understand that she is a child and children are known for their wonder and love of exploration, but some of these situations were simply bizarre, and yet she had nearly no reaction. It seems a little farfetched that this girl would not freak out over the fact that her neck had grown so high that her head was above the trees or playing croquet with a flamingo. I also wonder how Lewis Carroll was able to make so many allusions and references to people he knew and the famous people of that time and symbolism throughout his story. It amazes me how the more I dig in and research the background of the story, the more pieces that fall into place. Every character and poem is an allusion or symbol and that just makes this story so much more interesting.

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A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear

Long has paled that sunny sky;
Echoes fade and memories die;
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die;

Ever drifting down the stream
Lingering in the golden gleam
Life, what is it but a dream?

Here we have an acrostic poem that spells Alice Pleasance Liddell. This poem has also been an inspiration for a poem of my own.
https://allpoetry.com/Life-is-but-a-Dream

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Picture of the little crocodile with its gently smiling jaws.
https://tinyurl.com/lw8u57o

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Theophilus Carter, an eccentric British furniture dealer, is rumored to be the inspiration for the image of the mad hatter, but this was proven false.
http://www.cotswoldlife.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.4074077!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg

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This pictures shows Alice, the flamingos used as mallets, and hedgehogs used as balls in the Queen of Hearts game of croquet.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Alice_par_John_Tenniel_30.png

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How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin

How neatly spreads his claws

And welcomes little fishes in

With gently smiling jaws!

This is Lewis' parody of the poem "Against Idleness and Mischief" that Alice attempts to recite when trying to remember her identity. his version, instead of focusing on hard work, seems to glorify the deceitfulness of this crocodile that lures in fish to devour
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/crocodile

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How doth the little busy Bee
Improve each shining Hour,
And gather Honey all the day
From every opening Flower!
How skilfully she builds her Cell!
How neat she spreads the Wax!
And labours hard to store it well
With the sweet Food she makes.
In Works of Labour or of Skill
I would be busy too:
For Satan finds some Mischief still
For idle Hands to do.

In Books, or Work, or healthful Play
Let my first Years be past,
That I may give for every Day
Some good Account at last.

This poem was written to emphasize the good work of this humble bee and how important it is to work. The author believed that hard work would encourage good behavior and that being idle would lead to boredom and eventually to mischief.

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/against-idleness-and-mischief/