Dormouse

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The Dormouse is a sleepy, timid rodent character in Lewis Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," known for dozing off during the Mad Tea Party and telling whimsical stories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
rodent character
adaptedIn film adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
stage adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
television adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
appearsIn Alice's Adventures in Wonderland NERFINISHED
appearsInChapter A Mad Tea-Party NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium novel
appearsInSceneWith unending tea-time
associatedWith Alice NERFINISHED
Mad Hatter NERFINISHED
March Hare NERFINISHED
basedOn real dormouse
behavior frequently falls asleep
is easily frightened
creator Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED
culturalImpact iconic character of the Mad Tea Party scene
fandom Alice in Wonderland fandom
firstPublicationYear 1865
hasDialogue intermittent and sleepy speech
inspired various later portrayals of sleepy animal characters
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre fantasy
nonsense literature
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
nationality Wonderland inhabitant
notableFor dozing off during the Mad Tea Party
telling whimsical stories
oftenDepictedAs curled up
sleeping in a teapot
small
personalityTrait sleepy
timid
relationshipToAlice tea party companion
roleInStory supporting character
setting Mad Tea Party NERFINISHED
species dormouse
symbolism dreamlike state
drowsiness
tellsStoryAbout three sisters in a treacle well
toneOfStories nonsensical
whimsical
workLocation Wonderland NERFINISHED

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