What You Might Find at the Bottom the Rabbit Hole

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Illustration of Alice and Other Characters

You’re relaxing next to your favorite tree on the hill, when all of a sudden you see a flash of white. You then notice the flash of white is actually a running bunny, holding a pocket watch and yelling “I’m LATE! I’m LATE!” You decide to follow the bunny as he jumps down into his hole. You soon fall in after him, and your adventures in Wonderland are now beginning.

Most people assume that there is only one book to Alice in Wonderland, when in fact there are two, both by author Lewis Carroll. The first book is titled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is the more known of the two books. This book centers on Alice first falling through the rabbit hole and meeting the white rabbit, the hookah-caterpillar, March Hare, Queen of Hearts and one of the most famous characters, the Mad Hatter. What people don’t realize about this book is that the Queen of Hearts is more of a tyrant then a queen, who punishes the people in her kingdom for crimes that they never committed. This is the case for the March Hare and Mad Hatter, who are both stuck at 3pm tea time due to the Queen of Hearts. Finding this unfair, Alice goes to meet the queen and well…you need to read the book yourself to find out what happens.

The second book of the series is Through The Looking Glass which takes place about three years after the first book. Once again, this book focuses on Alice, as she re-enters Wonderland, this time through the mirror in her living room. This book features Tweedle-Dee and and Tweedle-Dum, the singing flowers, and a few characters that were never introduced in the original Disney movie. This book focuses on a giant game of chess that Alice has entered between the red kingdom and the white kingdom. Alice decides to join the fight this time and assists the white kingdom in getting their White Queen free. Once again, read the book to see what happens.

In reality these two books are perfect in their humor and wit. Heck, they were even an inspiration for the new Tim Burton directed “Alice In Wonderland”. These books are good for anyone who enjoys reading. They appeal to anyone who loves humor, action, and the innocence of a nine year old girl.