# Gnat — Through the Looking-Glass character guide

> Gnat in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Gnat, The Gnat

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-looking-glass-insects

## Who they are

A tiny insect who talks to Alice about looking-glass insects.

## In the story

### [Looking-Glass Insects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/chapters/iii-looking-glass-insects)

The Gnat describes fantastical insects to Alice and discusses the inconvenience of losing one's name before sighing itself away.

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