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A young fawn that travels through the forest in which travelers forget all nouns, including their names. Alice and the Fawn get through the forest together but on the other side, the Fawn remembers who it is and that it should fear a human like Alice. Alice is saddened when the Fawn runs away.
The Fawn Quotes in Through the Looking-Glass
The Through the Looking-Glass quotes below are all either spoken by The Fawn or refer to The Fawn. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3: Looking-Glass Insects Quotes
So they walked on together through the wood, Alice with her arms clasped lovingly round the neck of the Fawn, till they came out onto another open field, and here the Fawn gave a sudden bound into the air, and shook itself free from Alice's arm. "I'm a Fawn!" it cried out in a voice of delight. "And, dear me! you're a human child!" A sudden look of alarm came into its beautiful brown eyes, and in another moment it had darted away at full speed.
Alice stood looking after it, almost ready to cry with vexation at having lost her dear little fellow-traveler so suddenly.
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The Fawn Character Timeline in Through the Looking-Glass
The timeline below shows where the character The Fawn appears in Through the Looking-Glass. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3: Looking-Glass Insects
...trees, she can't remember her name, what trees are called, or where she is. A Fawn walks by and seems fearless. Alice calls out to the Fawn, but it backs away...
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Alice puts her arms around the Fawn's neck and together, they walk through the wood. In the open field beyond, the Fawn...
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