Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, Alice is plunged into numerous mind-bending situations. She manages throughout the book to remain logical and level headed. Under the duress of being accused of stupidity and threatened with decapitation by an abundant supply of enjoyably ridiculous and puzzling characters, she remains remarkably calm. For example, in the book, Alice's size is constantly changing. To be in a strange world with no idea how to get home and have your body shrinking and growing would be maddening to many people—but not Alice. While falling down a seemingly endless pit, she considers whether she will end up in New Zeland or Australia (the opposite side of the world from Britain), showing how she uses her head in times of distress.

What is really amazing is how young Alice is. At seven, she can think more clearly than many adults. As Alice comes face to face with ones such as the Duchess and the Mad Hatter, she shows more wisdom than many her age. While sometimes her worries seemed a bit meaningless, as shown when after falling down a rabbit hole she worried about people thinking her strange when she asked what country she was in, in the majority of the book she shows resilience and resourcefulness, managing to navigate a world of strange things and strange people. I think the reason why she has remained famous for decades and decades is her endearing and unwavering character.