t as the rest of the characters in Wonderland, as "the rational being in a mad world" (Hudson 268). "Alice is faced with a world of adults who behave like children", an exaggeration of our familiar adult society (Kelly 79; Hubbell 109). As Charles Frey put it, "The animals...are masks for roles and attitudes of humans in a society based upon competitiveness and pride." (648). "The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast, began screaming 'Off with her head! Off with her--- '" (Carroll 80). The Queen of Hearts here proves herself very high-strung and hot-tempered, quick to let anything and everything infuriate her, much like many impatient po
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