Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 2 summary
Chapter 2 of 12 · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 2, Alice grows too tall to enter the garden, cries a pool of tears, and then shrinks while holding the White Rabbit’s fan. She falls into her own tears and meets a talking Mouse, whose fear of cats and dogs exposes how little she understands another creature’s point of view.
What happens
- Alice grows beyond nine feet, cannot enter the garden, and cries until her tears form a pool.
- The White Rabbit drops his gloves and fan when Alice addresses him, then runs away.
- Alice questions her identity, makes mistakes in her lessons, and discovers that the fan makes her shrink.
- With the garden door shut and its key on the table, Alice slips into her own tears.
- She meets the Mouse but repeatedly frightens and offends it by praising a cat and a dog.
- The Mouse agrees to explain its hatred of cats and dogs, and Alice leads the gathered creatures toward shore.
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Alice connects her strange physical changes with uncertainty about her identity. She tests her memory and knowledge to decide whether she remains herself.
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What makes Alice shrink?
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