Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Time
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 6
Time feels less like a clock than a mysterious presence whose favor cannot be taken for granted. There is something tantalizing and unsettling in the idea that even the hours might have moods of their own.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 6
- Books
- 1
Time is personified in the Hatter’s account as a being with whom he quarreled. The dispute leaves the Hatter at the mercy of a perpetually fixed tea-time, making Time a potent, unseen force in the story rather than a character with a described physical form.
Description
No physical form is described for Time. The book gives no details of face, body, age, coloring, hair, eyes, clothing, or accessories; Time’s presence is conveyed through personification and the Hatter’s account rather than visual description. Time has no described physical form in the book. The character is presented as a personified force associated with clock movement, but no face, body, clothing, coloring, or distinguishing features are specified.
Story so far
BOOK 1Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Appearances
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