Question: what is the role of the white rabbit in alice in wonderland

title: White Rabbit
text: The White Rabbit is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll 's book Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . He appears at the very beginning of the book , in chapter one , wearing a waistcoat , and muttering `` Oh dear ! Oh dear ! I shall be too late ! '' Alice follows him down the rabbit hole into Wonderland . Alice encounters him again when he mistakes her for his housemaid Mary Ann and she becomes trapped in his house after growing too large . The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters , as a herald - like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts . 

Answer: answer: He appears at the very beginning of the book, in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!"  Alice follows him down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.  The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters, as a herald-like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts.
answer: He was  a herald - like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts.