Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Tortoise
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 8
The Tortoise belongs to the Mock Turtle’s school memories, carrying the faintly solemn air of an old teacher from a topsy-turvy classroom. Even in recollection, he suggests lessons made strange by Wonderland’s peculiar sense of humor.
- Age
- old
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 8
- Books
- 1
The Tortoise is remembered as an old schoolmaster who taught the Mock Turtle. The book gives him no scenes or personal history beyond that recollection, but his name lingers as part of the Mock Turtle’s peculiar account of schooling.
Description
The Tortoise is identified as an old turtle, but the text supplies no precise age, size, coloring, shell pattern, facial features, or clothing. His form is that of a tortoise, with an aged, schoolmasterly impression arising from the role in which he is remembered. No distinguishing accessories or other visual traits are specified. The Tortoise is identified as an old turtle and schoolmaster. Beyond that, the text gives no particular shell pattern, coloring, facial features, clothing, or build.
Story so far
BOOK 1Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Appearances
Meet Tortoise in Bookworm
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