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[Rose]

ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Chapter 4 – The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill by Rose
 
The footsteps she hears, is the White Rabbit who is looking for his lost gloves. The rabbit mistakes Alice for his housemaid and instructs her to fetch his gloves and fan from his house.
 
At his home, Alice finds a bottle that says Drink Me, which she does and she grows in size, and grows and grows. The rabbit returns but cannot enter his own home for Alice is now blocking all the entrances, even the windows, with her large proportion. The rabbit asks for assistance from someone Alice cannot see, named Pat. It is recommended by the rabbit to burn the house down. Alice finds another cake marked Eat Me and quickly does and shrinks.
 
Once out of the rabbit’s home she eyes a very large puppy and throws a stick to distract it. Feeling she needs to grow again after her encounter with the giant dog, she sees a large mushroom and peeks to see what is on top and finds a large blue caterpillar smoking a hookah.
 
Questions:
 
Why do you think the rabbit nor his servants cannot really see Alice for whom she is?
 
When the rabbit says “a barrowful”, what did he mean?
 
Do you think the rabbit used the Eat Me and Drink Me items to change size as well?
 
Why do you think the rabbit needs his gloves and fan so badly?
 
Is there anything else curious you found in this chapter? What is your favorite part and who are your favorite characters in this chapter?
 
Quotes:
 
Alice: I know something interesting is sure to happen, whenever I eat or drink anything. So I’ll just see what this bottle does. I do hope it’ll make me grow large again, for really, I’m tired of being such a little thing.” – Pg. 28
 
White Rabbit: “An arm, you goose! Whoever saw one that size! Why, it fills the window”. – Pg. 32
 
White Rabbit: “We must burn the house down!” – Pg. 34

[elizabeth]

Why do you think the rabbit nor his servants cannot really see Alice for whom she is?
Hmm...Maybe because they don't see anything how it really is or maybe because Alice does not see herself for whom she is

When the rabbit says “a barrowful”, what did he mean?
It could mean a wheelbarrow full of those pebbles that he threw down the chimney.

Do you think the rabbit used the Eat Me and Drink Me items to change size as well?
I don't think so, but of course it is possible

Why do you think the rabbit needs his gloves and fan so badly?
For the duchess

Is there anything else curious you found in this chapter? What is your favorite part and who are your favorite characters in this chapter?
Bill was my favorite character in this chapter.

[Rose]

Hmm...Maybe because they don't see anything how it really is or maybe because Alice does not see herself for whom she is

Interesting point, I hadn't thought of that.