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Taruna answered on May 04 2021
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Alice Through the Looking Window Glass: Thematic Analysis of the Book
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Introduction
The concept of including fairytales in children literature is widely accepted among the authors. In fact, it is a well known fact that children prefer understanding mannerism through simple but imaginary stories. Lewis Carroll, in this context, is one of the pioneers that have produced fine children literature (Tenniel, p.1; 2017). His immortal character, Alice, in this regard, is equally popular among children and adults due to the kind of fancy world Carroll produces in her journey. Alice Looking through the Window Glass is an extended version of the story presented in Alice in Wonderland (Bose, p.9; 2016). In this sequel, Carroll uses the universal concept of fate and preordained outcome in life in which, external forces are of good assistance. Alice goes through a mystic journey; a journey that is odd, determined by her fate enclosed with her moves in chess as well as the book is about the theory that language determines the actions of characters in either real or imaginary life.
The Game of Chess: Determination of Fate
At first, it is significant to not here that Alice’s journey through the looking glass is more like a fancy tale in which, there are several rigid rules that she has to follow. These set of rules are too harsh to avoid—at least they seem to be like that—and they set the course of her journey in the mystic world. It is the first major standpoint in her journey that she views chess and wishes to be a part of it. Red Queen decides for her the role of pawn whose initial role is not that much powerful in chess game (Bose, p.9; 2016). However, at the end of the game, pawn has the ability to turn into a queen and that is the opportunity which Red Queen hints at. The trajectory of Alice’s journey is set by this rule in chess game. She has to take the position of pawn which is her fate but, there are external forces that keep on guiding her path to avoid troubles (Bose, p.11; 2016).
Further, the pre-determined state of fate does not let individuals command their lives; this power of fate or destiny rules the course of life, giving people less space to review for their actions. The same happens with Alice; she has no control over her maturation and achieving womanhood at the end of the journey. This was possibly her fate in this imaginary journey that she will turn out to be a good woman, fully transformed and matured effectively to hold that position of the queen. In order to achieve this status, she has to follow certain rules of the chess game. These are the rules that she cannot avoid but, to make her journey smooth and easy, some sort of external assistance is always there (Bose, p 7; 2016).
For example, when Alice meets Red Queen before entering the garden, they both initiate a conversation. During their entire...