Themes In Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars

In Frank Beddor’s book The Looking Glass Wars it retells the story of Alice in Wonderland and makes it its own new book. In this version, Alyss is the princess of Wonderland, but when her Aunt Redd who was banished from the Queendom attacks Wonderland and makes everything evil Alyss must run away with Hatter Madigan. After she ran away from Wonderland when she was seven she ended up in England. After she made it back from England she returned to Wonderland to fight Redd and her army. In this book Beddor provides many themes throughout the book that mean a lot to the characters and how they act. For example, good conquers all is evident from the actions of Genevieve, Alyss, and Hatter Madigan.

First, I’m gonna tell you how Genevieve helped

with the theme of good conquers all. “Every Wonderlander over the age of twelve remembered the devastation of the civil war between Redd and Genevieve. They knew why Redd had come.”(54) This is a quote of why Redd came because in that instant she came because good conquered Redd so she came back to take back her power. Another quote “Abandoning herself to her wrath, she slipped into her mother’s dressing room. ‘Even you cannot take away what is mine by birthright,’ she snarled and placed a deadly pink mushroom on her mother’s tongue. Fed by the queen’s saliva, the roots of the fungus worked their way down the sleeping sovereign’s throat and strangled her heart.”(56) She only did this because it was for good and she new it would be better for fighting Redd. That is how Genevieve was apart of good conquers all theme.

Next, I will tell you how Alyss was a part in good conquers all. “‘I’ve finished running from you, Redd. It’s time for you to run.’” I chose this quote because it's Alyss facing Redd saying that she better be ready to fight because good is going to take over evil in Wonderland. “‘How has Alyss gathered such an immense army?’ the Lady of Spades asked. ‘They’ll just have a larger body count,’ Redd fumed.” I chose this quote because it is Alyss built her army so big so they can attack the evil Redd. That is how Alyss helped with the theme of good will conquer all.

Finally, I’m gonna tell you how Hatter Madigan helped with good will conquer all.

“‘It makes no difference if I’m alive or dead except as it concerns the princess.’” I chose this quote because it is showing how Hatter would risk everything to save the princess which can kill Redd. “He hadn’t known what to expect when he found the princess: perhaps a young woman not quite ready to fulfil her destiny, a woman who would need convincing of her own powers, in whom the bravery of a warrior queen was not yet second nature, but he hadn’t expected this.” In this quote he was going to save Alyss for good and he didn’t what to expect. Also he wanted to save because he knew how to get back to wonderland. This is how Hatter was a part in the theme of good will conquer all.

In this paper I told you about how Alyss, Hatter and Genevieve proved the theme good will conquer all. I told you how Genevieve fought in the civil war against Redd for the good of others. I told you how Alyss fought Redd and defeated her. Then I told you how Hatter Madigan fought to keep Alyss alive because he knew she would go back and fight Redd. But the theme good will conquer all is important because if these three people wouldn’t have tried so hard good would have been defeated by evil so it was very important. That is my theme analysis essay for The Looking Glass

Wars.