Why do rites of passages change people? Rites of passages change people because it challenges them to grow more as a person and to achieve what they want. In literature, authors use rites of passages to change characters. Beddor does this with his character Alyss. In The Looking Glass Wars, Beddor uses his character Alyss, and puts her through things to help her mature and grow as she gets older.
In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as lazy, invidious, and mischievous. Alyss thinks that she does not need any lessons and she believes she can imagine anything she wants to: “I won’t need any lessons, I’ll just imagine that I know everything and then I will so you won’t have to give them to me” (Beddor 23). Alyss does not want
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When she gets there many things challenge her: “ Failure's not an option, she would rather have been anywhere else, but she couldn’t leave yet. Not as a failure. “Unacceptable.” she said. “ I don’t accept it ” (Beddor 169). Alyss is definitely not a failure. She will not give up no matter what the cost is. Alyss is not only a hard worker, she is also a sympathetic girl: “Molly was about to throw her hat at the creature when- “Let it go,” Alyss said. “We don’t need it anymore” (Beddor 172). Alyss Heart is a caring girl. If you think back Alyss would probably have made the wrong decision as a young girl, but that is just a part of growing up. Alyss Heart is definitely a leader. The author states, “Alyss kept her coronation ceremony short and to the point” (Beddor 191). Alyss finally regains her reign as queen. She will definitely be a great queen. Alyss Heart goes through many different things throughout the story to convey how rites of passages can transform someone's life. Through Alyss’s character Beddor shows how rites of passages can change people. Beddor changes Alyss from a daring mischievous girl, to a beautiful, intelligent Queen. As authors change characters through rites of passages it starts to show how life transforms you as a person. How do rites of passages change
He tries to court Edna and becomes his lover satisfying his physical necessities while her husband is on a business. A quote that could have us to understand better Alcee as character could be the following. “His manner was quiet, and at times a little insolent. He possessed a good figure, a pleasing face, not overburdened with depth of thought or feeling; and his dress was that of the conventional man of fashion” (72).
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.
Alyss has changed and transformed throughout this novel. Alyss was introduced as a mischievous little girl playing pranks. Throughout the novel she learns how to become a strong proper young lady. Alyss went through many obstacles to prepare her for battle. In The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses conflict to transform a naive, mischievous, and endearing little girl into a confident, leading, and boss so she can save the queendom from Redd’s rule.
Throughout the book Alyce proves to be a very empathetic and caring young girl. One of the times Alyce shows her empathy, the Midwife was trying to help a woman give birth, but the lady was having some trouble and Jane tried so much that in the end she just gave up to go help someone else she knew would pay her more, deciding to abandon the woman who was in need of help. Alyce decided that it wasn’t fair, and that a lady shouldn’t be left like that when she needed help, “The memory of the proud, frightened, Joan of a moment ago kept her there. And she asked herself, What would the midwife so if she were here? … Alyce took a deep breath and returned to Joan’s side” (59), so she decided to help Joan even though the midwife was too selfish to do so. Alyce also respects the people who don’t respect her, so when the village boys that had recently stopped teasing her were doing something that would have definitely gotten them in trouble if the midwife had seen them, she knew they’d have been in trouble so she went up to the midwife and talked to her to hold her off so the boys could get away. Alyce likes helping people that need help when no one else will help them, for example when she’s found a job at an inn after she’s given up her career as a midwife’s apprentice and a few people ride to the inn asking for help because they claim the lord’s wife is being eaten by a stomach worm but Alyce immediately realizes the lady is pregnant and decides to help her even though she’s a bit uncertain at first because of her recent failure.
How do rites of passage change people? Rites of passages are changes or transitions in someone’s life. They change people's personality and enters people into the next stage of their life. In The Looking Glass Wars, Alyss is not only changed as a person, but her imagination changes as she grows older. Beddor uses rites of passages to reveal Alyss’s character changing.
In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as dependent, loving, and imaginative. Throughout the story these traits mature and Alyss becomes more adult like but still is a little childish in certain scenes. One can say that the maturity that Alyss goes through affects herself later on in the story. During the story the
To prove that she is loyal to White imagination here is a quote from the book. “But she had caught it; the crystal cube was safe.” This quote represents Alyss saving the looking glass maze cube from hitting the ground and cracking. If it cracked it would be broken forever, never allowing the queens that come after Alyss to go through the maze. Another example of Alyss’ loyalty would be when she went into the maze to become the warrior queen that she had to become to save the queendom. “Do i kill or...but what’s to be done with her if I don’t? She’ll pose a threat as long as she lives.” In this quote Alyss struggles with how to handle her aunt. She shows loyalty to the queendom by thinking about getting rid of her aunt for the better of the land. She said that she would pose a threat as long as she lives. What that means is that it would be threatening the queendom if she does not kill her. This shows she is pretty loyal to white imagination/queendom.
Throughout this story the characters, especially Dodge and Alyss, grow and mature into, in Alyss’s case a young warrior queen, and in Dodge’s case an outstanding guardsmen. Sadly, Hatter has to sacrifice much to fulfill his promise to the former queen, although he still remains loyal to the light side of the Heart family. These characters take great responsibility to protect, help, and guide the people around them. The significance of the taking responsibility theme is the maturity that comes when responsibility is taken for one’s actions and duties or
Alymer is a sinner because he tries to be god by trying to improve on God's creation. He is successful in improving georgiana, but is not successful in improving God's creation, because Georgiana can no longer live as a mortal, and she then dies - thus Alymer is unsuccessful.
The transitions in a rites of passages can occur once or multiple times and is a gradual process. There were things that are characteristic of the rites of passage that Semyon endured. When Semyon was granted the wish to become part of the King’s army, the hermits gave him the ability to transform into a stag, a hare and a golden headed bird. His rights of passage involved required him to be chased by his brothers and his father. When he became fatigued and he would return back to the hermits, they would transform him into a smaller and faster
Here, Alyss learned that she would need to live up to the real world responsibilities that people have to live up to everyday. Once in England, she was staying with a family that constantly tormented her about her claims of living in Wonderland, which caused her to lose faith in the place where she grew up and had to treat her beliefs and childhood as if they did not exist in order to live a normal life. Alyss even said, “Yes, it was a solution… Become just like everyone else.” (148) She began to accept the life of a normal girl and took on responsibilities like getting married. “If she’d had time to think about it, Alice might have stopped herself, considering the idea too whimsical. But the words had a force of their own, and only after she said them aloud did she realize just how appropriate the idea was. ‘Let’s have a masquerade.’” (172) At this point in time, Alyss Heart, or Alice Liddell, had just begun to take on the responsibility that any young adult would take at her
We want to relate to it in a way that can only be done through imagination. So, due to this, when we are not given the flexibility, then the context no longer becomes entertaining. The viewers do not want to be told how to think. Given these points, if they are influenced to believe that Sister Aloysius is a cruel individual like the movie portrays, then at the end of the movie and book when Sister Aloysius says, “ I have doubts! I have such doubts!”
At first, Sharon tries to see life from his perspective with his childhood background when he used to live in Tehran. When Al was young, “In this happy, balanced world, [he] was the neighbourhood marble king” (313). This passage is relevant because it shows how Al felt as a kid. Sharon tries to understand her husband’s dreams, fears and feelings through the way he was brought up in his natal country. By imagining him as a king, the narrator understands how Al has always felt like he deserved an important place in this world. Moreover, Sharon understands more Al’s need for power as he resembles Dickens a lot when it comes to love relationships. The two adulterous husbands are admired by their younger mistresses, as we can see with Shay’s image of Al: “she also assumed her inspiring supervisor, blessed in every aspect of life, must be happily married too” (168). This quote shows how both Nelly and Al’s mistresses were younger women who admired the two men, which is exactly what Al and Dickens must have been looking for in the affairs: a sense of power, importance. By giving Dickens his place in her story, Sharon is accepting that even in every great man, there is a portion of humanity. Finally, Al and the prince in the Arabian nights’ story told in the book share the same charming, confident, and arrogant traits. Sharon’s telling of “The
In what ways can lessons learned by the character of a story affect the reader? In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, there are two generations of twin brothers introduced, Adam and Charles, and Aron and Cal. Adam and Charles, the older generation of brothers, face many family obstacles. Later, one of the brothers, Adam, has two twin boys of his own, Cal and Aron. These boys face similar conflicts throughout their lives together. These struggles help teach the reader several lessons including ones involving jealousy, parents, rejection, and the idea of timshel. As the story develops and the characters learn valuable life lessons through experience, the reader is also affected by these themes and can grow as well.
When you are born people are there to take care of you, love you, and guide you through life. As you grow up and life changes, you must take charge of your own life and not become so dependent on others. Throughout the course of life a person will encounter many changes, whether good or bad. In 'A&P';, 'The Secret Lion';, and 'A Rose for Emily';, the main characters in the stories are Sammy, the boys, and Miss Emily who face changes during their lives. All of these characters are in need of change. Because of their need for change, their lives will become much better. They are filled with wonder and awe about the world around them. No matter what type of person, everyone will encounter changes. It is part of the natural process. A person is encouraged to make these changes for the good. Sammy, the boys, and Miss Emily all encounter changes in their lives that fulfill their need to become something different.