Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Alice's old nurse
Also known as Nurse
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 1
She belongs to Alice’s familiar world beyond the looking-glass, a trusted older presence close enough for Alice’s sudden shout to startle her. In that small glimpse, she feels real and homely against the dream’s unfolding strangeness.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- elderly
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
Alice’s old nurse is mentioned in a brief domestic moment, when Alice’s sudden shout in her ear frightens her. The text gives no further account of the nurse’s life or appearance, leaving her as a fleeting reminder of Alice’s ordinary world.
Description
The nurse is identified as elderly, but no details are given about her face, hair, eyes, build, coloring, or clothes. Her appearance should remain unspecified rather than filled in with assumptions about age or occupation. The text establishes only her place as Alice’s old nurse. The text identifies her as an old nurse but provides no specific details about her face, hair, coloring, build, or clothing. Her age is the only visual clue; no more precise appearance can be established from the text.
Story so far
BOOK 2Through The Looking Glass
Appearances
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