To begin with, Alice, the protagonist is mistreated by serval male characters in the novel. Her first encounter with an unfair treatment is with the White Rabbit as she even proclaims that “he took [her] for his housemaid” (Carrol 36). The White Rabbit yells at Alice in an angry voice, "Why, Mary Ann, what are you doing out here? Run home this moment, and fetch me a pair of gloves and a fan! Quick, now!" (Carrol 35-3). Even though Alice knows she is being ordered to do tasks for a rabbit, she still obeys the rabbit and do whatever he tells her to do. Although Alice puts in effort to help the rabbit, she is seen as an intruder and a withdrawn object to the white rabbit. Consequently, he throws pebbles towards Alice which demonstrates his disrespectfulness to her; “a shower of little pebbles came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face” (Carrol 44). …show more content…
Rather than helping her, the Caterpillar breaks Alice comfort zone and makes her question her own identity by asking,” Who are you?” (Carrol 49). This reveals that Alice is not even sure or know herself, she is also easily influenced by others and can be guided by men. During the tea party, Alice was constantly being offended by all the rude comments she receives from the three host and guests. This unenjoyable occasion makes Alice angry and leads her to leave the party. Alice declares that “at any rate, [she] will never go THERE again…. It's the stupidest tea-party [she] ever was at in all [her] life. (Carrol 94). Lastly, when Alice and the Gryphon meet the Mock Turtle, she shares her journey with