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Character
Cheshire Cat
also known as Cheshire Puss, large cat
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The Cheshire Cat, grinning and with long claws and many teeth, was in the kitchen and later appeared in a tree. It told Alice that the Hatter and March Hare are mad, claimed everyone there including Alice is mad, and directed her toward them before vanishing slowly, leaving only its grin behind.
The Cheshire Cat appeared as a grin in the air during the croquet game, conversed with Alice, and declined to kiss the King's hand. When the Queen ordered its execution, it began fading away and had entirely disappeared by the time the executioner returned with the Duchess.
Appearance
- expression: Was grinning from ear to ear · revealed ch.6
- claws: Has very long claws · revealed ch.6
- teeth: Has a great many teeth · revealed ch.6
Actions
- Did not sneeze despite the pepper in the air · revealed ch.6
- Only grinned when it saw Alice · revealed ch.6
- Was sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off · revealed ch.6
- Only grinned a little wider when Alice called it 'Cheshire Puss' · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice which way she ought to go depends a good deal on where she wants to get to · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice that if she doesn't much care where she goes, then it doesn't matter which way she goes · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice she's sure to get somewhere if she only walks long enough · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice that in one direction lives a Hatter and in another direction lives a March Hare · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice that the Hatter and March Hare are both mad · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice that she can't help going among mad people because they're all mad here, including itself and Alice · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice she must be mad or she wouldn't have come here · revealed ch.6
- Explained to Alice that it's mad because it growls when pleased and wags its tail when angry, unlike a dog · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice to call its sound what she likes · revealed ch.6
- Asked Alice if she plays croquet with the Queen today · revealed ch.6
- Told Alice she'll see it there (at the croquet game) · revealed ch.6
- Vanished · revealed ch.6
- Suddenly appeared again while Alice was looking at the place where it had been · revealed ch.6
- Asked Alice what became of the baby · revealed ch.6
- Said it thought the baby would turn into a pig · revealed ch.6
- Vanished again · revealed ch.6
- Appeared again, sitting on a branch of a tree · revealed ch.6
- Asked Alice if she said pig or fig · revealed ch.6
- Vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone · revealed ch.6
- Appeared as a grin in the air · revealed ch.8
- Asked Alice how she was getting on · revealed ch.8
- Seemed to think there was enough of it now in sight, and no more of it appeared after the whole head appeared · revealed ch.8
- Asked Alice in a low voice how she liked the Queen · revealed ch.8
- Remarked 'I'd rather not' when the King said it may kiss his hand · revealed ch.8
- Began fading away the moment the executioner was gone · revealed ch.8
- Had entirely disappeared by the time the executioner came back with the Duchess · revealed ch.8
Nothing has been revealed about Cheshire Cat yet at this point in the book.
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