The White Rabbit

E284408

The White Rabbit is a frantic, time-obsessed character in Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" whose appearance leads Alice into the fantastical world of Wonderland.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
rabbit
appearsIn Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
appearsInChapter Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Down the Rabbit-Hole

The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
Who Stole the Tarts?
associatedObject pocket watch
waistcoat
basedOnWork Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 novel)
catchphrase Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!
causeOf Alice following him down the rabbit hole
color white
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lewis Carroll
employer Queen of Hearts
fictionalUniverse Wonderland
gender male
hasAdaptation Disney animated film 'Alice in Wonderland' (1951)
surface form: Disney's 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland
hasInfluenceOn popular culture depictions of time anxiety
hasMerchandise clothing designs
figurines
posters
hasTitle The White Rabbit self-link
inspiredTerm rabbit hole (metaphor for entering a strange or complex situation)
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement Victorian literature
literaryWorkGenre fantasy
medium novel
narrativeFunction inciting incident for Alice's journey
notableTrait anxious
frantic
time-obsessed
occupation servant of the Queen of Hearts
portrayedIn Disney animated film 'Alice in Wonderland' (1951)
surface form: Disney's 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland
relatedCharacter Alice
The Mad Hatter
surface form: Mad Hatter

March Hare
Queen of Hearts
residence Wonderland
role Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Alice's guide into Wonderland

herald of adventure
setting Wonderland
species rabbit
symbolism anxiety about time
curiosity leading to discovery
voiceActor Bill Thompson

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lewis Carroll hasLiteraryCharacter The White Rabbit
The White Rabbit hasTitle The White Rabbit self-link
White Rabbit basedOn The White Rabbit
subject surface form: White Rabbit (2010 film character)
this entity surface form: White Rabbit (Lewis Carroll character)