In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, throughout the story, Alice is very curious about the new things she encounters. We first see Alice being curious when she sees a rabbit going about while she is thinking about what to do. She finds it peculiar that the rabbit had a “waistcoat-pocket” (2) on and even pulls out a pocket watch from it. Out of her curiosity of this peculiar rabbit, she immediately follows him and even jumps in with him when he jumps down a hole “never once considering how in the world to get out again” (3). By jumping in without considering her next actions and the consequences of her actions, Alice appears to be curious because she follows her instincts to learn more about this rabbit which she finds peculiar. In the hole, she begins her journey exploring a new land. To these new things she always says “I wonder.” The usage of “I wonder” shows the reader that she is curious because she’s always questioning things and wondering about them. For example, when she’s falling down the hole, she says to herself, ” I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time” (4) thinking about what is going on. She continues to wonder her location. In addition, later on, she discovers a drink that makes her shrink. She thinks of it as a “curious feeling” (11). She didn’t fear for her life when she continued to shrink but wondered instead, “what [she] should be like [when she goes out] like a candle” (11). Therefore, with her constant wondering and disregard for her safety, Alice seems to be a very curious child.