# Uggug — Sylvie and Bruno character guide

> Uggug in Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Prince Uggug, the writhing Uggug

**First appearance:** 0002-volume-i-ii-l-amie-inconnue

## Snapshot

The Vice-Warden's hulking, dim-witted son, doted on by his mother and paraded as a prodigy while everyone else in the palace quietly despises him.

## Who they are

Uggug is the prized heir his parents intend to pass off as clever, beautiful, and good, though his own behavior exposes the fraud at every turn. His mother's fierce defense of him and his father's blunt contempt create a household where the boy is simultaneously spoiled and dismissed. He matters because his grotesque favoritism sharpens the contrast with Sylvie and Bruno, making the court's corruption visible long before any transformation.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Uggug is a grotesque, unpleasant child character whom the Narrator encounters, often with distaste.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Uggug is a grotesque, unpleasant child character whom the Narrator encounters, often with distaste.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Uggug is a grotesque, unpleasant child character whom the Narrator encounters, often with distaste.

## In the story

### [II: L'Amie Inconnue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-ii-l-amie-inconnue)

The Sub-Warden's hideous fat son, mentioned as upsetting his coffee and sitting by his mother.

### [III: Birthday-Presents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-iii-birthday-presents)

Spitefully dumps butter on Sylvie; is boxed on the ear by his father and later dragged out by the Chancellor.

### [IV: A Cunning Conspiracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-iv-a-cunning-conspiracy)

Cruelly pours water on the beggar and is praised by his parents.

### [VII: The Baron’s Embassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-the-baron-s-embassy)

Reluctantly performs for the Baron; fills a basket with frogs.

### [A Jester and a Bear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-a-jester-and-a-bear)

Refuses to do lessons, is beaten by his father, and later is deceived by the bear and jester disguise plot.

### [Gammon and Spinach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-gammon-and-spinach)

Uggug is mentioned as the prince whose birthday banquet is being prepared, and Bruno hopes he won't attend.

### [The Professor's Lecture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxi-the-professor-s-lecture)

Mentioned as the Monster that escapes the pavilion at the start.

### [XXIV: The Beggar's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sylvie_and_bruno_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-the-beggar-s-return)

Absent from the banquet; reported to be sulky and increasingly prickly, now caged.

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