Through the Looking-Glass · Chapter
XI: Waking explained
Alice wakes from her dream and realizes the Red Queen was actually her kitten, Kitty, all along.
What happens
Alice wakes from her dream and realizes the Red Queen was actually her kitten, Kitty, all along. She reflects on the nature of her dream and questions who dreamed whom.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Alice reaches her emotional and psychological peak here as she confronts the literal embodiment of a nursery-r…
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- Reality and Dreams
Alice questions whether her adventure was real or a dream, blurring the line between the two.
- Identity and Self
Alice's identity is intertwined with her dream, and she ponders who dreamed whom.
Characters to notice
Key passages
“—and it really was a kitten, after all.”
Alice realizes the Red Queen was just her kitten, Kitty.
The final revelation of the chapter.
