The Cheshire Cat

In Alice's Adventures In Wonderland the Cheshire Cat serves as a plot guide to keep Alice moving on her way. Even though he has a snarky attitude towards Alice throughout the story, seems to be the an ally or friend to her. This attitude toward Alice is thrown right back at him showing Alice's witty side revealing she won't put up with his nonsense. The cat also reveals how Alice either has a vivid imagination or is mad, since everyone in the rabbit hole must be mad, right? Another way the Cheshire cat represents a sense of direction in the strange world that is wonderland is when Alice asks for directions and he basically responds with keep on walking since she will end up somewhere. I believe these initial appearances of the cat warm Alice up to the landscape and reveals to her roughly how this particular world works in its nonsensical ways. In terms of nonsensical ways, the Cheshire Cat could also represent how unpredictable wonderland can be by disappearing. Alice asks the cat to disappear slowly, and when he does he leaves only a smile. This shows how animals and things in general, not just her, don't abide by natural laws. Lastly, I believe the cat is a slight savior of Alice when it comes to the game of croquet. Since everyone was being sent off to be beheaded it seemed like Alice was next in line for any slight mess up. The cat appeared and messed with the queen and she ordered it to be beheaded which caused an argument. This served as a temporary distraction from Alice until she was sent to the Mock Turtle.