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Explore character analysis and definitions from lewis carroll's 'through the looking glass'. Insights into key characters like alice, the red queen, and humpty dumpty, along with definitions of words used in the novel. It offers a detailed overview of the characters' roles and archetypes, enhancing understanding of the story's themes and literary devices. It is useful for students studying literature, providing a comprehensive guide to the characters and their significance within the narrative. A valuable resource for students and educators alike, offering a structured approach to understanding the novel's complex characters and themes.
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Author - ANS ✔✔Lewis Carroll Publisher - ANS ✔✔Macmillan & Co. Year - ANS ✔✔1871, though the first copies were dated 1872 Alice - ANS ✔✔The seven-and-a-half-year-old protagonist of the story. Alice's dream leads to her adventures in Looking-Glass World. Alice has set perceptions of the world and becomes frustrated when Looking-Glass World challenges those perceptions. Alice has good intentions, but has trouble befriending any of the creatures that populate Looking-Glass World. Archetype: Innocent Protagonist Red Queen - ANS ✔✔A domineering, officious woman who brings Alice into the chess game. The Red Queen is civil but unpleasant, hounding Alice about her lack of etiquette and general knowledge. Archetype: Mentor/Orcale White Queen - ANS ✔✔An untidy, disorderly mess of a woman. The White Queen explains the properties of Looking-Glass World, including the reversal of time and the need to believe in the impossible. Archetype:The Damsel in Distress
Red King - ANS ✔✔The sleeping King. Tweedledum and Tweedledee tell Alice that she is not real and exists only as part of the Red King's dream. Archetype: The creator White King - ANS ✔✔The White King sends his horses and men after Humpty Dumpty after his fall. The White King takes words literally. He is completely helpless and is terrified of the Lion and the Unicorn. Archetype: The innocent White Knight - ANS ✔✔A kind and noble companion who rescues Alice from the Red Knight and leads her to the final square. The White Knight is old with shaggy hair, pale blue eyes, and a gentle face. He is an eccentric who has invented many bizarre contraptions. Archetype: Caregiver Humpty Dumpty - ANS ✔✔A contemptuous, egg-like man based on the nursery rhyme character. Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall and treats Alice rudely. He explains the meaning of "Jabberwocky" to Alice but changes the meanings of words. Archetype: The rebel Tweedledum and Tweedledee - ANS ✔✔A pair of identical little fat men dressed as schoolboys. Tweedledum and Tweedledee get along well and finish each other's thoughts, but wind up fighting each other over a broken rattle. Archetype: The clown/ the fool Unicorn - ANS ✔✔A mythical beast that resembles a horse with a long horn. The Unicorn battles the Lion. The Unicorn believes Alice to be a monster and tells Alice that he will believe in her if she agrees to believe in him. Archetype: Friendly Beast
The Tiger-lily - ANS ✔✔A talking flower. The Tiger-lily speaks civilly to Alice and has some authority over the other flowers. Archetype: Advocate The Rose - ANS ✔✔A talking flower that speaks rudely to Alice. Archetype: Rebel The Violet - ANS ✔✔A talking flower that also speaks rudely to Alice. Archetype: Rebel The Daisies - ANS ✔✔Talking flowers. The Daisies are extremely chatty and only quiet down when Alice threatens to pick them. Archetype: The innocent Lily - ANS ✔✔The White Queen's daughter. Alice takes Lily's place as the White Pawn in the chess game. Archetype: The initiation The Goat - ANS ✔✔A passenger on the train with Alice. Archetype: The innocent The man in white paper - ANS ✔✔A passenger on the train with Alice. Archetype: The hearld Frog - ANS ✔✔The old footman at Alice's castle. Archetype: Old man Asunder - ANS ✔✔apart; divided
Bale - ANS ✔✔a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops Worsted - ANS ✔✔a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool. Looking-glass - ANS ✔✔a mirror Resolute - ANS ✔✔admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering Proboscis - ANS ✔✔the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir. Frumenty - ANS ✔✔an old-fashioned dish consisting of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with cinnamon and sugar. Ponder - ANS ✔✔think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion Melancholy - ANS ✔✔a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause Contrariwise - ANS ✔✔in the opposite way or order. Indignantly - ANS ✔✔feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment Bolster - ANS ✔✔a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.