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the Caterpillar is sitting on a mushroom while smoking a hookah, when Alice first meets him. Although he is rather strict and not very friendly, and corrects Alice's recitation of a poem, he does help her by advising her to eat from the mushroom if she wants to change her size. In the end, he crawles away. In the Disney movie, however, he changes into a butterfly.The Caterpillar actually teaches Alice how to cope with the difficulties she encounters in Wonderland. He learns her how to change size by eating the mushroom and thereby to adapt to her environment when needed. When you take a close look at the picture of the Caterpillar, you'll see that his nose and chin are really two of its legs!
Because the Caterpillar is smoking a hookah, and advises Alice to eat from a mushroom, he is they main reason why many people think that the story of Alice in Wonderland contains hidden meanings to drug use, or that the author was on drugs when writing the book.
the Cheshire Cat is the cat of the Duchess. Alice meets it when she leaves the Duchess house, and finds it in a tree. It constantly grins and can disappear and reappear whenever it likes. Sometimes it disappears and leaves its grin behind.The Cheshire Cat is the only character in Wonderland who actually listens to Alice. With his remarks, he teaches Alice the ‘rules’ of Wonderland. He gives her insight in how things work down there.It is not 100% clear why Carroll named this character 'Cheshire Cat'. "To grin like a Cheshire Cat" was a common phrase in Carroll's day. Its origin is unknown, but it may have originated from a sign painter in Cheshire, who painted grinning lions on the sign-boards of inns in the area. Another source may be the following: when you take a good look at the 'Alice Window' in Christ Church, Oxford, you can see 3 grinning animals at the top of the Liddell's family arms. Perhaps this is what inspired Dodgson. Also, at one time, Cheshire cheeses were molded in the shape of a grinning cat. Finally, the Cheshire Cat might be inspired by a carving in Croft Church.
the Mad Hatter is one of the members of the Mad Tea Party. Later he also appears as a witness during the trial. He occasionally is very rude and provokes Alice during the tea party. When he is called upon by the Queen, he is very nervous and frightened.In 'Through the Looking Glass', the Hatter returns in the form of the Anglo-Saxon messenger 'Hatta' The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was common in Carroll's time. 'Mad as a hatter' probably owes its origin to the fact that hatters actually did go mad, because the mercury they used sometimes gave them mercury poisoning.Carroll may have asked Tenniel to draw the Mad Hatter to resemble Theophilus Carter, a furniture dealer near Oxford. Carter was known in the area as the Mad Hatter, partly because he always wore a top hat and because of his eccentric ideas. It is also often suggested that Tenniel made the Mad Hatter resemble the politician Disraeli.Many people wonder about the tag on the Mad Hatter's hat. It is a price tag, displaying the price 'ten and six': 10 shillings and 6 pennies.
the Queen of Hearts is one of the playing card characters Alice meets when she is finally able to enter the beautiful garden through the door in the hallway.The Queen of Hearts rules over Wonderland and is a tyrant - violent, authoritative and dominant. She likes to play croquet with live flamingoes and hedgehogs as mallets and balls (but only when she wins, and by her own rules) and constantly orders the beheading of people when something isn't to her liking. She also has her own ideas about how trials should be conducted, and is feared by all other Wonderland inhabitants because of her lack of patience and explosive character.Carroll wrote the following about the Queen of Hearts: "I pictured to myself the Queen of Hearts as a sort of embodiment of ungovernable passion – a blind and aimless Fury."
he White Rabbit is the first Wonderland character Alice encounters. She follows him when he hurries into his hole and thereby enters Wonderland. He appears to be late for his job with the Duchess. While walking through Wonderland, Alice comes upon his house where the White Rabbit, still in a hurry, mistakes her for his housemaid Mary Ann, and orders her to get his gloves and a fan. When she grows and gets stuck in the house, the Rabbit orders Pat to get her out. In the end we discover that the White Rabbit is a herald in the Queen of Heart's court. The White Rabbit is nervous and always in a hurry. However, he is confident enough about himself to contradict the King of Hearts.
Because Alice follows him, he gets things moving again whenever he appears during the story. In a way, he is some kind of a guide through Wonderland for her, only unintentionally.Carroll himself describes the White Rabbit as follows: "Was he framed on the ‘Alice’ lines, or meant as a contrast? As a contrast, distinctly. For her ‘youth,’ ‘audacity,’ ‘vigour,’ and ‘swift directness of purpose,’ read ‘elderly,’ ‘timid,’ ‘feeble,’ and ‘nervously shilly-shallying,’ and you will get something of what I meant him to be. I think the White Rabbit should wear spectacles. I am sure his voice should quaver, and his knees quiver, and his whole air suggest a total inability to say "Bo" to a goose!"Dean Liddell, Alice's father, might have been an inspiration for the White Rabbit. The Dean Liddell, Alice's father, might have been an inspiration for the White Rabbit. The Dean was always running late as well; when Alice was a child, there was no west entrance to the Chrisht Church Cathedral and the Dean would normally have had to leave the Deanery, walk along Tom Quad, around the Cloisters and into the Cathedral through the south door. Therefore he was notorious for being late for services.
Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning American animated series South Park. Voiced by and based on series co-creator Matt Stone, Kyle is one of the show's four central characters, together with Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman. Stone has asserted that the character is loosely based on himself and his experiences growing up in suburban Colorado. The surname Broflovski is derived from Brosloski, the original surname of Stone's mother.
Age: 9[1]
Gender: Male
Hair color: Red-auburn
Job: Student
Religion: Jewish
First appearance: The Spirit of Christmas
Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is one of the four main fictional characters on the animated television series South Park, along with Stan, Kyle, and Kenny. Cartman is the series' main antagonist and antihero. He is voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker. He is always seen with a double chin.
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Hair color: Brown
Job: Student
Religion: Roman Catholic
Stanley Randall "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. Voiced and based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, together with Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman. Stan often trades places with Kyle as the protagonist of the show. Stan is arguably the most "normal" of the kids, and is generally honest, kind, very mature for his age, and well-meaning. He is slightly more assertive than his best friend Kyle and often takes the leadership role. He is often distinctly unimpressed by adults or adult influences, and although not particularly troublesome, holds very little respect for them.
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Hair color: Black
Job: Student
Religion: Roman Catholic (Briefly converted at various times to Atheist, Mormon, and Scientologist)
Kenny McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the four central fictional characters of the animated series South Park, the other three being Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, and Kyle Broflovski. Kenny is a nine year old boy living with his poor family in the town of South Park, Colorado.He is most famous for dying in nearly every episode during the first five seasons of the show, often in humorous ways, before returning again to the next episode with little or no explanation given. In the episode "Kenny Dies" , from the fifth season, Kenny died seemingly for good, and disappeared from the show. He returned at the end of the sixth season. Since then, he has died less often than before "Kenny Dies".
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Hair color: Blond
Job: Student
Religion: Roman Catholic
Leopold "Butters" Stotch (voiced by Matt Stone), is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park; his nickname is a play on the word butterscotch. He is considered to be, after having his very own episode, the breakout character of South Park.
Butters has a large tuft of blonde hair on top of his head, and wears an aquamarine jacket with dark green trousers. His birthday is on September 11, as revealed in the episode "AWESOM-O." The character is loosely based on South Park director of animation Eric Stough, whom Stone and Trey Parker regarded as a "goody-goody" because of his reluctance to offend.The creators have said in multiple DVD commentaries that Butters is one of their "top 3 favorite characters".
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Hair color: Blonde
Job: Student
Religion: Roman Catholic
Wendy Marie Testaburger is a character from South Park, prominent as Stan Marsh's girlfriend, and as the most major female student character. She has been voiced by four people during the series' run: Mary Kay Bergman, Mona Marshall, Eliza Schneider, and most recently April Stewart. Wendy's character is reportedly based on Liane Adamo, a former fiancée of creator Trey Parker. She made her first appearance unnamed, but clearly recognizable in The Spirit of Christmas.
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Hair color: Black
Job: Student
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