Published in 1871 as a sequel to "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Written by Lewis Carroll (pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
Original title: "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There"
Dedicated to Alice Pleasance Liddell, the inspiration for the Alice character
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Literary Structure
Mirror Themes
The entire narrative is structured around the concept of reversal and reflection
Chess serves as the primary organizing principle of the plot
Events and characters often represent opposite or inverted versions of reality
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Alice must walk away from a destination to reach it
The White Queen remembers future events instead of past ones
Running fast keeps you in the same place
Chess Game Structure
The story is laid out as a chess game
Alice begins as a White Pawn and moves through the story to become Queen
Each major event corresponds to a move in the chess game
The book includes an actual chess problem that readers can follow
Key Characters
Main Characters
Alice: The protagonist, aged seven and a half
The Red Queen: A stern and strict chess piece
The White Queen: A scattered and disorganized character
Tweedledum and Tweedledee: Mirror-image brothers
Humpty Dumpty: An egg-shaped character who explains word meanings
The White Knight: A kind but clumsy inventor
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Themes and Motifs
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Through the Looking Glass, published in 1871, serves as Lewis Carroll's fascinating sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was dedicated to Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for the character of Alice.
The story emerged during the Victorian era, a time of rapid social and technological change
Carroll wrote under a pen name, his real name being Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
The book reflects the period's fascination with logic, games, and mathematical puzzles
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The book's full title is 'Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'
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Just as a mirror shows us a reversed version of reality, this book shows us a world where everything we know is turned upside down.
