Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Rose
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 2
Rose is a minor character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Book 2).
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 1
The Rose is one of the talking flowers Alice meets in the garden. Its rather severe manner gives the flower-bed conversation a crisp, faintly judgmental edge, despite the Rose’s delicate form. It remains a brief but memorable voice in Alice’s encounter with the garden.
Description
The Rose is a garden flower with a recognizable rose-shaped bloom and layered petals. The text does not specify its color or size, so those details remain open. It has no stated clothing or human anatomy; its distinguishing quality is the stern impression created by its manner of speaking. Its elegant, delicate form contrasts with a distinctly severe presence. Rose is described simply as a flower, with no stated color, size, or particular variety. Her petals form the recognizable layered shape of a rose, while her presence is marked less by a physical peculiarity than by a composed, severe manner. She stands among the garden flowers with an air of cultivated poise. The text does not give her human features, clothing, or other distinguishing marks.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- T
Tiger-lilycompetitive, argumentative flowers
The flowers disagree and needle one another: the Rose criticizes Alice, while the Tiger-lily rebukes the Rose and defends its authority.
Story so far
BOOK 2Through The Looking Glass
Appearances
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