# White King — Through the Looking-Glass character guide

> White King in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The King, King

**First appearance:** 0003-i-looking-glass-house

## Who they are

A forgetful king who relies on his messengers Haigha and Hatta.

## In the story

### [Looking-Glass House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/chapters/i-looking-glass-house)

Struggles to climb the fender; Alice picks him up and dusts him; he writes in a memorandum book.

### [The Lion and the Unicorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/chapters/vii-the-lion-and-the-unicorn)

The King nervously mediates between the Lion and Unicorn, makes a memorandum about the White Queen, and sends messengers.

### [VIII: “It’s My Own Invention”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/chapters/viii-it-s-my-own-invention)

The Red King is referenced as the possible dreamer of Alice's dream.

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