Through the Looking-Glass · Character
Alice
A practical, courteous child who climbs through a mirror into a chessboard world and must manage every conversation herself.
major
Also known as poor Alice, Queen Alice, Queen Alice IX
First appearance: Looking-Glass House
As a major figure in Through the Looking-Glass, Alice is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
White Pawn who progresses through the chessboard, ultimately becoming Queen.
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Alice arrives in Looking-Glass House as an outsider who can see and lift the chessmen no one else notices, then finds herself cast as a White Pawn in a game she barely understands. Her politeness and stubborn good sense…
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See Alice in Looking-Glass HouseCharacter Web
24 connectionsA slice of how Alice sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Dream Transformations
- Looking-Glass Encounters
- Looking-Glass Courtiers
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Humpty Dumpty
rivalry · negative
Humpty Dumpty is condescending and argumentative toward Alice, engaging in a battle of… How this plays out →
- Tweedledum
social · ambivalent
- Kitty
friendship · positive
- Tweedledee
social · ambivalent
- Lily
social · positive
- Hatta
social · ambivalent
- Humpty Dumpty
rivalry · negative
Humpty Dumpty is condescending and argumentative toward Alice, engaging in a battle of… How this plays out →
- Tweedledum
social · ambivalent
- Humpty Dumpty
rivalry · negative
Humpty Dumpty is condescending and argumentative toward Alice, engaging in a battle of… How this plays out →
- Tweedledum
social · ambivalent
- Kitty
friendship · positive
- Tweedledee
social · ambivalent
Relationship notes
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See Alice in Looking-Glass HouseIn the story
Alice appears across 17 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- The Chess Game
- Epigraph
- Through the Looking-Glass
- Looking-Glass House
- II: The Garden of Live Flowers
- Looking-Glass Insects
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- Wool and Water
- +9 more
Chapter companion notes
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