# Father William — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland character guide

> Father William in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Father William

**First appearance:** 0006-v-advice-from-a-caterpillar

## Who they are

The vigorous old man from the poem 'You Are Old, Father William,' which Alice recites in a distorted version to the Caterpillar.

## In the story

### [Advice from a Caterpillar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/v-advice-from-a-caterpillar)

Referenced only within the poem Alice recites; the character in the verse who gives absurd answers to his son's questions.

## Links

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