The Gnat is a character in the novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
Description[]
The Gnat is a talking insect, the size of a chicken. The Gnat is fond of bad jokes, however, he doesn't like saying them himself, as he prefers others to make jokes. Alice meets the gnat on the Train, though she does not observe its size and only hears the creature in her ear, insisting she make his bad jokes. When Alice phases through the train and arrives at her destination, the Gnat comes with her and Alice observes its true height. The Gnat introduces her to three insects:the Rocking-Horse-Fly, the Snap-Dragonfly, and the Bread-and-Butterfly. After this, the gnat sighs itself away.
Other Appearances[]
- Though the gnat doesn't make an appearance in the 1999 film, it was mentioned in the second verse of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat when the Mad Hatter was recognized by the Queen of Hearts.
- In American McGee's Alice, the Cheshire Cat compares the insignificance of the Jabberwock's staff when broken to the insignificance of a gnat.
❖ Through The Looking-Glass Characters ❖ |
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Alice ❖ The Hatter ❖ The Red Queen ❖ The Red King ❖ The Red Knight ❖ The White Queen ❖ The White King ❖ The White Knight ❖ The March Hare ❖ The Sheep ❖ Humpty Dumpty ❖ Tweedledum and Tweedledee ❖ The Lion and the Unicorn ❖ The Bandersnatch ❖ Jubjub Bird ❖ The Jabberwocky ❖ Kitty ❖ The Flowers ❖ The Aged Man ❖ Lily ❖ The Monstrous Crow ❖ The White Horse ❖ The Bread-and-Butterfly ❖ The Rocking-Horse-Fly ❖ Snap-Dragonfly ❖ The Gnat |