The Looking Glass Wars Character Analysis
It is all in your head. Each person has an imagination of their own that can dictate their lives. A perfect imagination would help others prosper and would be admirable and pure but sometimes that is not the case. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor shows that pure imagination,courage, and love can overcome any obstacle. The characters in the Looking Glass Wars including Alyss, Hatter, and Genevieve demonstrate the proposition that love can conquer all. In the beginning of the novel Beddor portrays that Alyss is spoiled, mischievous. and naive. Beddor shows that Alyss is a spoiled little girl who is used to getting everything she wants. The author shows this by writing “‘He’s late,’ Alyss said. ‘He promised he’d be here. I don’t understand
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“The tilt of Alyss’ head, the particular sweep of her arms, her careful steps forward. The Liddells were so taken by her appearance that that they failed to realize it was the first time she had ever called them by those most intimate of endearments, mother and father” (Beddor 90). This event shows that Alyss is trying to change her behavior to fit in with the new world that she was forced into. She is tired of people thinking she is odd and no one believing her story so she believes that the only way to stop this is for her to conform to society and act like everyone else. Beddor states that Alyss is perplexed by stating “It couldn’t have been him. The man with the scars, it couldn’t have. He didn’t exist”(Beddor 116).This shows that Alyss is confused and baffled because of all of the events that are taking place. Dodge’s appearance stirred Alyss’ memory and feelings and is making memories that she had buried deeply resurface. The author also shows that Alyss is adored by saying “Young men of rank paused in appreciation as Alice passed, took pains to learn who she was, invited her to parties where they did their best to impress her with their wit and knowledge of worldly affairs” (Beddor 95). This shows that Alice was adored and all of the men loved
“The tilt of Alyss’ head, the particular sweep of her arms, her careful steps forward. The Liddells were so taken by her appearance that that they failed to realize it was the first time she had ever called them by those most intimate of endearments, mother and father” (Beddor 90). This event shows that Alyss is trying to change her behavior to fit in with the new world that she was forced into. She is tired of people thinking she is odd and no one believing her story so she believes that the only way to stop this is for her to conform to society and act like everyone else. Beddor states that Alyss is perplexed by stating “It couldn’t have been him. The man with the scars, it couldn’t have. He didn’t exist”(Beddor 116).This shows that Alyss is confused and baffled because of all of the events that are taking place. Dodge’s appearance stirred Alyss’ memory and feelings and is making memories that she had buried deeply resurface. The author also shows that Alyss is adored by saying “Young men of rank paused in appreciation as Alice passed, took pains to learn who she was, invited her to parties where they did their best to impress her with their wit and knowledge of worldly affairs” (Beddor 95). This shows that Alice was adored and all of the men loved