Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Genre 1 key example

Key Examples in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Genre
Explanation and Analysis—Fantasy:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland exemplifies the genre of fantasy. On its very first page, the story plunges its protagonist into a fantastical world. Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole to discover a room with many doors; she soon finds herself eating and drinking potions that make her big or small enough to access many such strange portals of Wonderland. Along the way, she meets the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, and the Queen of Hearts. All the animals speak; most of the characters could not exist in reality; even the ones that seem vaguely human (like the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts) seem ridiculous and overblown. All of these elements exemplify the genre of fantasy, which is marked by the presence of strange settings and unnatural beings.