...The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, is a good spin off from Alice in Wonderland. In this story Alyss gets separated from wonderland by her Aunt Redd and is forced to leave Wonderland and go to London, England. Eventually she returns to face Redd and reclaims her rightful throne. This book is unlike the original because it gives meaningful themes. I will focus on not lose hope and that was displayed by the Alyssian’s, Hatter Madigan, and Alyss. The Alyssian’s did not lose hope even though they basically lost the war. They were few on supplies, numbers and meaningful victories. “‘For the sake of White Imagination, let’s hope that Dodge has met with success’” (page 210).They sent Dodge to find Alyss, their only hope. If they gave up hope they...
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...were forced into another place? A place that was alien to you, where the customs were different? And what if you were on your own, just a child? That is what happened to Alyss Heart, princess and heir to the Wonderland throne. Frank Beddor, the author of The Looking Glass Wars, tells a tale of a woman who has to grow up away from home, lost and confused about her purpose. In The Looking Glass Wars, Beddor uses figurative language to describe and characterize Alyss over the span of 13 years. In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as playful, oblivious, and imaginative. Alyss likes to play pranks using different objects, including her imagination, which she has used to turn the first parachute ever made furry. (Beddor 21) Alyss also seems that she would rather do what she perceives as fun, even if it is good for humanity, as seen in the quote, “She would rather have hidden with her friend Dodge in one of the palace towers, dropping jollyjellies from an open window and watching them splat on guards below.” (Beddor 20) These tricks are never supposed to be cruel, they...
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...In The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, The childhood Fairytale that you know as Alice in Wonderland is wrenched sideways, backward, and inside-out. , and selects Alyss the heir to the throne of Wonderland to tell the story. Alyss is thrown out of her world into the strange city of England, where she is to return to Wonderland and claim her position as Queen. With Alyss missing so long in Wonderland many altercations were made as time dragged on. For Example, Change over time in different characters such as Alyss, Hatter, and Dodge. Alyss thrown into an alien world for over a decade was destined for change. One of the first instances of change in Alyss was when she finally abandoned the idea of her being a Princess and devoted herself...
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