Take A Bite Out of Nature: The Significance of Animals in
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland FINAL Take A Bite Out of
Nature: The Significance of Animals in Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland “Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.”
Lewis Carroll as The Duchess Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is
considered one of the most beloved books of children’s
literature in the modern age. Through various media
incarnations, including film, television, parody, and music,
this classic tale of a girl’s magical journey through the land
of madness is at once didactic and complex. One of the most
memorable, if under analyzed, themes running through the book is
the constant personification of animals. However, the
significance of this consistent usage of our furry animal
friends is often overlooked by those more interested in what the
characters say than who the characters are. Indeed, while
analysts and fans will often memorize a quote or witticism, they
seldom look to the identity of the one speaking it. During her