Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Mouse
Also known as O Mouse, frightened Mouse
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 1
Small and quick to take offense, the Mouse trembles with feeling from his pale face to the tip of his long tail. His grave, formal manner makes even a simple conversation feel like a matter of utmost importance.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
The Mouse first appears swimming in Alice’s pool of tears, shaken by the commotion and eager to be heard. Among the other creatures he assumes the role of an authority, attempting to deliver a solemn history lesson that Alice misunderstands in a way that turns his long tail into a joke. His brief appearances leave him both dignified and touchily vulnerable, a small creature insisting on being taken seriously.
Description
The Mouse is very small, with a pale face that shows plainly when he is agitated and a long, prominent tail. His slight animal frame can tremble visibly, giving his movements a nervous energy. He carries himself with unexpected formality when speaking to the other creatures. No precise fur color, eye color, or clothing is specified. The Mouse is small, with wet fur clinging to its body and a long tail trailing behind. Its face is pale and expressive, becoming especially strained when strong feelings rise. It carries itself with a seriousness that contrasts with its diminutive size, though its damp, bedraggled appearance makes it seem vulnerable. No particular fur color, eye color, or clothing is specified.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Aliceconflicting source relationships
They meet while swimming in Alice’s pool of tears. Alice tries to be considerate of the Mouse’s dislike of cats and dogs, and they join the other animals in reaching shore; their conversation later ends in offense when Alice misunderstands the Mouse’s tale.
- D
Dinahcat and mouse
The Mouse says that its family has always hated cats, and Alice’s descriptions of Dinah’s skill at catching mice offend and frighten it.
- F
Furyaggressor and threatened victim in the Mouse’s tale
In the Mouse’s poem, Fury takes a mouse to law, appoints himself judge and jury, and condemns it to death.
Story so far
BOOK 1Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 2The Pool of TearsAlice grows enormously tall, cries a pool of tears, then shrinks and swims in her own tears with various animals and birds. - Book 1
Ch. 3The Caucus-RaceThe Dodo organizes a nonsensical race with no rules where everyone wins, and Alice distributes prizes including comfits and a thimble.
Appearances
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