The Looking Glass Wars Character Analysis

The Looking Glass Wars wrote by Frank Beddor is a rewritten version of Alice in Wonderland where Alyss, the princess of Wonderland, is forced to leave her beloved home because of her Aunt Redd that has overpowered the Queendom. Alyss finds herself all alone in an unknown place that does not believe in Wonderland. She returns to Wonderland to fight Redd for the Queendom. This rewrite of Alice in Wonderland really shows the battles of Good vs. Evil with the death of King Nolan, the overthrow of the Queendom ruled by Queen Genevieve, and the final fight for the queendom.

In the beginning of the story Queen Genevieve shows this by giving herself up for her daughter Alyss. Earlier in the story Queen Genevieve’s parents saw how crazy and unfit Redd was to rule, so they passed down the crown to Genevieve instead (56). As the years went on Genevieve saw that her death was soon to come by her sister, the only hope for Wonderland was the safety of her daughter, Alyss. When Redd finally comes Genevieve tells Hatter Madigan “ You have to keep the princess safe until she’s old enough to rule(65)”.Genevieve shows her sacrifice when in the book it says, “ … Where Genevieve sends Hatter and Alyss through a looking glass so that Alyss can be taken to safety.

The fight for justice is not always unequivocal or favorable, sometimes justice is given by means that do not seem fair at all. William Styron says in a novel that life “is a search for justice.” It is blatant that throughout Khaled Hosseini's novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, female characters are continuously battered with injustices. Hosseini hones into the oppression of women and the fight for women empowerment through the life of one of his main characters, Mariam. Her journey is shown throughout the novel where she struggles to search for and understand justice.

The Glass Castle is story about the Walls family and their life story. The Walls are very dysfunctional and they rarely have money to spend. The family never has a permanent home to sleep in, they are always on the move. Jeanette is the main character who mainly cooks for the family. Rex is Jeanette’s father, who is a drunk

Pursuing this further, as Alyss transforms into the Queen of Wonderland she leads the Alyssians into battle to defeat Redd and reclaims her kingdom. The reader reads “the most powerful queen ever to lead Wonderland” (Beddor 358). When Alyss battles Redd, her imagination and confidence help her defeat Redd. Alyss is powerful with her imagination when she releases a bolt of energy from her finger and grabs Redd then swings her across the ballroom walls. Now that Alyss is the rightful Queen of Wonderland, she has fulfilled the hopes of the Wonderlanders

After being transported through the Pool of Tears into the new world, Alyss is forced to change, and she becomes an anxious, unhygienic, and troubled young adult. After emerging through a puddle in the middle of a parade for the Queen of England, our hero encounters Quiggly Gaffer and his fellow orphan companions. The narrator entails about Alyss’

Everyone that has ever lived has a past. We all know this. Whether if it was filled with drug addiction, alcoholism, or abuse. Or if it was filled with supporting families, prosperous parents, or a happy childhood. Our outlook onto the world is most typically formed on what we have experienced in the past. But we cannot let this define us. In the glass castle, there are many examples of how a person’s childhood or past does not define who they become in the future.

A caterpillar that smokes from pipes and eats tarty-tarts is only the beginning of Frank Beddor’s first book in his trilogy The Looking Glass Wars. Many of us are familiar with the infamous fairy tale of Alice who stumbles upon a hole that leads her to Wonderland and meets strange characters like the Cheshire Cat and others. Now there are many differences in Beddor’s tale; not only is the Cat an assassin with nine lives but Alice-the character we grew up knowing-has a different name, Alyss Heart. She is a young girl whose kingdom of Wonderland is taken over by her blood thirsty and cruel Aunt Redd, who is truly the incarnation of evil. This book is one with many

Wonderland. All starting with Alyss, the princess of wonderland. Alyss ends up in a quarrel with her Aunt Redd so she had to escape, which led to her stuck in England alone. With help from Hatter Madigan, Alyss goes back to Wonderland and wins back her Queendom. With the wonderful, entertaining, and page turning story Beddor also provides many grasping themes by twisting the story such as, evil versus good in the actions of Redd, Alyss, and Hatter.

In The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor the story of Alice in Wonderland is told from the opposite viewpoint. In this story Alyss Heart is the princess of Wonderland, and not a little girl from London. Alyss is forced to leave her homeland when both of her parents are killed by her evil Aunt Redd. When Alyss finds herself alone in England and must find her way back to Wonderland to defeat her evil Aunt. By switching storylines, Beddor shows significant themes that are developed throughout the story. For example, the theme violence or vengeance is show at times such as Redd and Genevieve, Dodge , and when Alyss faces her evil Aunt Redd.

Alyss when she was young loved her home in Wonderland but had to grow up in a whole other world. She would always think her imagination would get the best of her but that fantasy never left as she grew and became who she really was. In The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses conflict to transform Alyss from a mischievous, endearing, and naive girl to a fond of, praised, and comfortable young woman so that she can defeat Redd and take back the Heart Queendom.

I believe my greatest skill is my ability to empathize with others. Reading novels is my passion and I learn to view things from different perspectives through these reading exercises. When I read a story, I see the world in the protagonist’s point of view or the antagonist’s point of view. I understand why they act that way or makes that decision when they face certain situations. When I’m able to understand their perspective their actions make sense to me.

The most memorable character in the book "The chocolate War" was Jerry Renault in my view because he was a very influential character and stood up for what he believed in.

At the mention of the name Alice, one tends to usually think of the children’s stories by Lewis Carroll. Namely, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are two classic works of children’s literature that for over a century have been read by children and adults alike. These two stories tell the tale of a young girl named Alice who finds herself in peculiar surroundings, where she encounters many different and unusual characters. Although Alice is at the centre of both stories, each tale is uniquely different in its purpose, characters and style.

“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange. -Inception” (50 Dream Quotes). Carroll writes Through the Looking Glass based off of the dream concept. This novel is strange compared to most because of the dream Alice has. In the beginning, Alice is playing with her kittens. As she drifts off to sleep, Alice goes through the mirror and enters Looking Glass World. While there, Alice joins a chess game as a pawn. She continues across the board and meets all sorts of characters who help Alice in her journey to become Queen. She meets the Red Queen, White Queen, Humpty Dumpty, and White Knight in different squares throughout the game. When she reaches the honor of Queen, Alice is