Through the Looking-Glass · Character
Hatta
The White King's other messenger, often seen eating hay.
minor
First appearance: The Lion and the Unicorn
Hatta's tie to Alice is one of the pressures that moves Through the Looking-Glass—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Hatta is just out of prison, eats bread-and-butter, and reports on the fight's progress.
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With Alice (social): Alice meets Hatta, the Mad Hatter in the looking-glass world, who is subdued and formal compared to his original version. With Alice (social): Alice meets Hatta, the Mad Hatter in the looking-glass…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Looking-Glass Courtiers
- Protagonist
- Dream Transformations
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Alice reaches her emotional and psychological peak here as she confronts the literal embodiment of a nursery-r…
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- Alice
social · ambivalent
Alice meets Hatta, the Mad Hatter in the looking-glass world, who is subdued and formal… How this plays out →
- Alice
social · ambivalent
Alice meets Hatta, the Mad Hatter in the looking-glass world, who is subdued and formal… How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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See Hatta in The Lion and the UnicornIn the story
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Chapter companion notes
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See Hatta in The Lion and the Unicorn