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One of the key motifs of Through the Looking-Glass is that of mirrors, including the use of opposites, time running backward, and so on, not to mention the title of the book itself. In fact, the themes and settings of the book make it somewhat of a
Mirrors
One of the key motifs of Through the Looking-Glass is that of mirrors, including the use of opposites, time running backward, and so on, not to mention the title of the book itself. In fact, the themes and settings of the book make it somewhat of a
mirror image to its predecessor, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The first book begins in the warm outdoors, on 4 May;[a] uses frequent changes in size as a plot device; and draws on the imagery of playing cards. The second book, however, opens indoors on a snowy,
wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November (the day before Guy Fawkes Night);[b] uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess.
Whereas the first book has the deck of playing cards as a theme, Through the
Whereas the first book has the deck of playing cards as a theme, Through the
Looking-Glass is based on a game of chess, played on a giant chessboard with fields for squares. Most of the main characters are represented by a chess piece, with Alice being a pawn.
The looking-glass world is divided into sections by brooks or streams, with the crossing of each
The looking-glass world is divided into sections by brooks or streams, with the crossing of each
brook usually signifying a change in the scene, and corresponding to Alice advancing by one square. Furthermore, since the brook-crossings do not always correspond to the beginning and ends of chapters, most editions of the book visually represent the crossings by breaking the
text with several lines of asterisks ( * * * ). The sequence of moves (white and red) is not always followed. The most extensive treatment of the chess motif in Carroll's novel is provided in Glen Downey's 1998 dissertation The Truth About Pawn Promotion: The Development of the
Chess Motif in Victorian Fiction.[4]
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Washington Irving - worked for US President Van Buren then became author
JD Salinger - intelligence officer then children's author
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Ian Fleming - intelligence officer then author
David Ogilvy - intelligence officer then father of advertising
Edward Bernays - intelligence propaganda creator then ad campaigns
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