American McGee's Alice, and its sequel, Alice: Madness Returns are reimaginings of Lewis Carroll's classic novel, Alice in Wonderland. Carroll's story originally became public domain in England in 1907, and since Carroll died in 1898, the book is also now public domain worldwide. As such, there have been many reimaginings of Alice in Wonderland with various interpretations of Carroll's nonsensical tale. Central to these retellings are different understandings and portrayals of Wonderland; American McGee's games are no different, and like other Alice in Wonderland interpretations, Wonderland comes to represent an imaginary inner world, representing the character's mental state. Since American McGee's Alice is getting a TV adaptation, it's worth exploring these games particular take on Wonderland.