Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Mutton
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 9
A dinner-table oddity with impeccable manners, this leg of mutton turns an ordinary meal into something quietly uncanny. Its little bow is so decorous that it seems to expect the same courtesy in return.
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 9
- Books
- 1
Mutton is a leg of mutton that briefly takes on the manners of a guest, rising in its dish, sitting in a chair, and making a little bow. This strange, courteous appearance turns food into a character without giving it a larger personal history. The book offers no further arc or relationships for Mutton.
Description
Mutton is a leg of mutton presented as a living, personified dish. It is described getting up in its dish, then sitting in a chair and making a small bow, its polite gesture contrasting with its unmistakable form as food. No face, limbs, coloring, or additional decorative features are specified. The Mutton is a leg of mutton served in a dish, its foodlike form left otherwise undescribed. It can stand upright to make a small bow and is shown sitting in a chair at the dinner table. No face, coloring, clothing, or other distinguishing details are specified.
Story so far
BOOK 2Through The Looking Glass
Appearances
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