What are the differences between Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland'?

Answer 1

Although they differ in detail, the plots of the book and 1951 Disney version of Alice in Wonderland follow pretty similar lines until after the Caucus-race. In the original book, Alice is sent to the White Rabbit's house to fetch his gloves and fan almost immediately after the race, but in the Disney version, she meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee first. They do not appear in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but in the book's sequel, Through the Looking Glass. In both versions, Tweedledum and Tweedledee recount the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter.

In the book, after Alice visits the White Rabbit's house, she encounters a vast puppy, (in fact, the puppy is normal sized, but Alice is very small) she tries to play with it, but it is too large. This does not happen in the Disney version, and is instead replaced by another scene from Through the Looking Glass, where Alice meets the talking flowers.

Alice meets the Caterpillar and then frightens a bird in both versions, but then there is another departure. In the book, Alice discovers the Duchess' house, sees the fish and frog footmen and meets the terrifying Duchess and her pig-baby. This is omitted in the Disney version.

Alice then meets the Cheshire Cat in both the original and the Disney adaptation, and is directed to the March Hare's house. In both versions she then visits the mad tea party, but in the Disney version, the White Rabbit also attends.

In the book, Alice finds a door which leads her to the Queen's garden as soon as she leaves the tea party, but in the Disney version she gets lost in the frightening Tulgey Wood, which borrows ideas from the poem Jabberwocky, which features in Through the Looking Glass, until the Cheshire Cat reappears, and shows her the door to the garden.

She meets the gardeners, sees the playing card people and meets the Queen of Hearts in both versions, and plays the Queen at croquet, but in the original version, this is followed by Alice meeting the Duchess again, and then the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. All three of these characters are absent from the Disney movie.

In the book, the trial is announced, and the Gryphon drags Alice to it. In the movie, the Queen thinks that Alice has humiliated her during the croquet match, and demands that Alice be tried for it. In the book, it is not Alice who is on trial, but the Knave of Hearts who is accused of the theft of the Queen of Hearts' tarts. In the book, Alice is called as a witness.

Apart from the details, the stories culminate in much the same fashion.

Answer 2

Yes, Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" is different from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the two main characters differ in dress and in personality. For example, Alice gives a fussier, less accessible look whereas Dorothy conveys honesty and practicality. Additionally, Alice is more reserved whereas Dorothy is endearing, friendly, generous, practical and straightforward.