How do rites of passages change a person and their life? Rites of passages are what changes a person or even make them more wise, therefore, it can help find a person’s real self. In literature, many authors use these to demonstrate how a person changes through a novel. Through the novel, The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, also used this technique. In The Looking Glass Wars, he uses rites of passages to portray how Alyss Heart’s character changes throughout the book.
In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as mischievous, trusting, and dependent. Beddor characterizes Alyss as a mischievous girl by writing, “...Bibwit put a bit of cake into his mouth. He chewed the stuff in his mouth felt like it was moving. Alyss started …show more content…
The author of this novel, characterizes Alice very affectionate as he states, “When Dodgson at last represented her with a copy of her book during a picnic...she discovered that it had little to do with her and that he’d purposely twisted everything she’d told him into nonsense–How could he? A vicious joke!... ‘You’re the cruelest man I have ever met Mr. Dodgson, and if you had believed a single word I told you, you’d know how very cruel that is!’” (Beddor 148). Here, Alice meets Dodgson by the river, where he shows her the book he manipulated based on her story. By including this Beddor might be trying to show that Alyss still believes in Wonderland and still might have hope to return. Beddor also characterizes Alice as a very stubborn girl as he includes, “‘Mother, please. You know I don’t wish to see him,’ Alice said. ‘A lady might not like a man,’ Mrs. Liddell said, ‘but she shouldn’t show it so explicitly as you do’” (Beddor 164). This event takes place when Mrs. Liddell wanted to get Alice’s picture taken by Mr. Dodgson and Alice refused. She has to obey her mother, now as she has become mannered, Alice, but not Alyss from Wonderland. Although Alice has conformed with commoners in London, Alice might have her old self in her. Alice has grown to be a very simple woman as it says in this novel, “ Alice’s mask was as featureless as could be: wax paper on a wire …show more content…
Beddor illustrates Alyss as very hopeful as he writes, “It means you failed, Princes.’ ‘I—’ Can’t fail. The maze is intended for me. ‘But—’ ‘You were unable to navigate the maze’” (Beddor 310). This takes place when Alyss sees the blue caterpillar and she thought she had failed, however, Alice is not ready to admit her failure. After showing so much confidence that she did not fail, portrays that she will come back stronger and defeat Redd. Alyss is described very confident as Beddor addresses, “Both Alyss and Redd may have been strengthened by their proximity to the Heart crystal, but Alyss could see that she was stronger of the two” (Beddor 346). Alyss notices this when she is fighting Redd and she put Redd on defense and now she was attacking Redd. After conquering her anger, Alyss has become more powerful with her imaginative powers, causing her to reach her full capability. Beddor depicts Alyss as very devoted towards her duties by inserting, “The jabberwock tooth he’d given her...I’ll wear it around my neck to show that I’ve not forgotten and I will care for him, a talisman against his darker urge” (Beddor 358). This occurs when Alyss is talking to Dodge, as she thinks to herself that he should forget his anger and move on. Although Alyss wanted him to eliminate his vindictive behavior, Dodge will probably still have a small feeling inside him
In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as mischievous, trusting, and dependent. Beddor characterizes Alyss as a mischievous girl by writing, “...Bibwit put a bit of cake into his mouth. He chewed the stuff in his mouth felt like it was moving. Alyss started …show more content…
The author of this novel, characterizes Alice very affectionate as he states, “When Dodgson at last represented her with a copy of her book during a picnic...she discovered that it had little to do with her and that he’d purposely twisted everything she’d told him into nonsense–How could he? A vicious joke!... ‘You’re the cruelest man I have ever met Mr. Dodgson, and if you had believed a single word I told you, you’d know how very cruel that is!’” (Beddor 148). Here, Alice meets Dodgson by the river, where he shows her the book he manipulated based on her story. By including this Beddor might be trying to show that Alyss still believes in Wonderland and still might have hope to return. Beddor also characterizes Alice as a very stubborn girl as he includes, “‘Mother, please. You know I don’t wish to see him,’ Alice said. ‘A lady might not like a man,’ Mrs. Liddell said, ‘but she shouldn’t show it so explicitly as you do’” (Beddor 164). This event takes place when Mrs. Liddell wanted to get Alice’s picture taken by Mr. Dodgson and Alice refused. She has to obey her mother, now as she has become mannered, Alice, but not Alyss from Wonderland. Although Alice has conformed with commoners in London, Alice might have her old self in her. Alice has grown to be a very simple woman as it says in this novel, “ Alice’s mask was as featureless as could be: wax paper on a wire …show more content…
Beddor illustrates Alyss as very hopeful as he writes, “It means you failed, Princes.’ ‘I—’ Can’t fail. The maze is intended for me. ‘But—’ ‘You were unable to navigate the maze’” (Beddor 310). This takes place when Alyss sees the blue caterpillar and she thought she had failed, however, Alice is not ready to admit her failure. After showing so much confidence that she did not fail, portrays that she will come back stronger and defeat Redd. Alyss is described very confident as Beddor addresses, “Both Alyss and Redd may have been strengthened by their proximity to the Heart crystal, but Alyss could see that she was stronger of the two” (Beddor 346). Alyss notices this when she is fighting Redd and she put Redd on defense and now she was attacking Redd. After conquering her anger, Alyss has become more powerful with her imaginative powers, causing her to reach her full capability. Beddor depicts Alyss as very devoted towards her duties by inserting, “The jabberwock tooth he’d given her...I’ll wear it around my neck to show that I’ve not forgotten and I will care for him, a talisman against his darker urge” (Beddor 358). This occurs when Alyss is talking to Dodge, as she thinks to herself that he should forget his anger and move on. Although Alyss wanted him to eliminate his vindictive behavior, Dodge will probably still have a small feeling inside him