The story begins with a young girl named Alice, who is sitting by a riverbank, feeling bored. She follows a white rabbit with a waistcoat and pocket watch down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange and whimsical world.
In Wonderland, Alice encounters a series of bizarre and fantastical characters, including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, and the Caterpillar. Each character introduces her to a different aspect of Wonderland's nonsensical logic and absurdity.
Alice's journey is marked by a sense of constant transformation and change. She grows and shrinks in size, has surreal conversations, and experiences a series of comical and perplexing adventures.
Throughout her adventures, Alice longs to find her way back home, but Wonderland's chaotic and unpredictable nature makes it challenging for her to achieve her goal.
The novel ends with Alice waking up from her dream, leaving the reader to ponder the fantastical and dreamlike nature of her adventures.