| Brer Gator | |
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Real Name |
Brer Alligator |
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First Appearance |
African American Folklore |
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Created by |
African American Folklore |
Origin[]
Br'er Gator is a character originating from the Uncle Remus stories, namely the fables Why the Alligator's Back is Rough and Brother Rabbit & the Gizzard-Eater. In these stories, Brer Gator traditionally served as an antagonist and enemy to Brer Rabbit.
In one of these stories, Brer Gator attempted to eat Br'er Rabbit only for the rabbit to trick him into lying in a fire which caused his back to grow course. In another story, Brer Rabbit used fake rumors to make the gator insecure enough to agree to ferry Brer Rabbit across the river for free.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris (1881)
- Nights with Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris (1883)
- Daddy Jake, the Runaway and Short Stories Told After Dark, by Joel Chandler Harris (1889)
- Uncle Remus and His Friends, by Joel Chandler Harris (1892)
- “A New Way to Pay Old Debts,” by Henry Rowan Lemly, Harper’s Monthly Magazine (Oct. 1901)
- Told by Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris (1905)
- Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit, by Joel Chandler Harris (1907)
- Uncle Remus and the Little Boy, by Joel Chandler Harris (1910)
- Uncle Remus Returns, by Joel Chandler Harris (1918)