Alice in Wonderland Questions for Study and Discussion

Alice in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) is a famous fantasy by Lewis Carroll. Here are a few questions for study and discussion.

• What is significant about the title?
  
  
• What are the conflicts in Alice in Wonderland? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional)?
  
  
• How does Lewis Carroll reveal character in Alice in Wonderland?
  
  
• What are some themes in the story? How do they relate to the plot and characters?
  
  
• What are some symbols in Alice in Wonderland? How do they relate to the plot and characters?
  
  
• Is Alice consistent in her actions? Is she a fully developed character? How? Why?
  
  
• Does Alice change and/or develop as a human being?
  
  
• How does Alice relate to other characters in the book?
  
  
• Do you find the characters likable? Are the characters persons you would want to meet?
  
  
• Does the story end the way you expected? How? Why?
  
  
• What is the central/primary purpose of the story? Is the purpose important or meaningful?
  
  
• How does the past figure into the novel?
  
  
• How essential is the setting to the story? Could the story have taken place anywhere else?
  
  
• How does Carroll use poetry in this novel? Why?
  
  
• Would you recommend this novel to a friend?