The Dodo is commonly interpreted as a caricature of Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
The character appears in Chapters 2 and 3 of *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland*, especially in the pool-of-tears episode and the Caucus-race. Carroll drew on the real boating expedition of 4 July 1862, placing fictional counterparts of the people present into the story.
The Dodo’s connection with Carroll is often linked to Dodgson’s stammer: a popular explanation says that he sometimes pronounced his surname as “Do-do-Dodgson.” That story is widely repeated, but the specific explanation is not firmly established, so it is safer to call it a popular belief rather than proven fact.
The Dodo also carries historical associations. The real bird was flightless, lived on Mauritius, and became extinct during the seventeenth century. The character should not be confused with the Mock Turtle, Gryphon, or Hatter, whose identities have prompted different literary interpretations.