Through the Looking-Glass · Concept
Social Roles and Etiquette
Alice navigates a world of rigid social expectations, from the Red Queen's demand for curtseys and proper speech to the absurd formalities of the dinner party where she becomes Queen.
Alice navigates a world of rigid social expectations, from the Red Queen's demand for curtseys and proper speech to the absurd formalities of the dinner party where she becomes Queen.
The Red Queen instructs Alice on the rigid rules of the chessboard society, emphasizing proper behavior and hierarchical movement.
Social Roles and Etiquette is one of the patterns Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.