One of the White King's messengers. When Alice and the reader meet Hatta, he recently got out of jail and is still sad about it. He cries, sips tea, and is silent unless he has to speak. The illustrations and endnotes in the book reveal that Hatta is an incarnation of the Mad Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Hatta Character Timeline in Through the Looking-Glass
The timeline below shows where the character Hatta appears in Through the Looking-Glass. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7: The Lion and the Unicorn
...so that he has one to come and one to go. The other's name is Hatta.
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...stop. They finally reach a big crowd surrounding the fighting Lion and Unicorn. They join Hatta, who's drinking tea and eating buttered bread. Haigha whispers to Alice that Hatta just got...
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Haigha and Hatta carry around trays of white and brown bread. Alice takes a piece but finds it...
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