# Through the Looking-Glass — Character guide

> Key figures in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

- [Alice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/alice.md): The protagonist who steps through the looking-glass into a fantastical chessboard world.
- [White Queen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_white_queen.md): A scatterbrained queen who lives backward in time and becomes Alice's chess piece.
- [Red Queen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_red_queen.md): A stern, fast-running queen who instructs Alice on the rules of the chessboard.
- [Humpty Dumpty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/humpty_dumpty.md): A pompous, egg-shaped philosopher who discusses word meanings with Alice.
- [Tweedledum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/tweedledum.md): One of the twin brothers who recites 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' to Alice.
- [Tweedledee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/tweedledee.md): The other twin brother who shares Tweedledum's mannerisms and stories.
- [White Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_white_knight.md): A bumbling but kind knight who rescues Alice and sings a song about his inventions.
- [Lion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_lion.md): A majestic lion who fights the Unicorn for the White King's crown.
- [Unicorn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_unicorn.md): A mythical creature who battles the Lion and befriends Alice.
- [White King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_white_king.md): A forgetful king who relies on his messengers Haigha and Hatta.
- [Haigha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/haigha.md): The White King's messenger who hops like a kangaroo.
- [Hatta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/hatta.md): The White King's other messenger, often seen eating hay.
- [Sheep](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_sheep.md): A shopkeeper who knits and rows a boat with Alice.
- [Gnat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_gnat.md): A tiny insect who talks to Alice about looking-glass insects.
- [Frog](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_frog.md): A footman who delivers invitations in the looking-glass house.
- [Rose](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_rose.md): A talking flower in the garden who comments on Alice's appearance.
- [Kitty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/kitty.md): Alice's black kitten who is transformed into the Red Queen in the dream.
- [Dinah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/dinah.md): Alice's mother cat, mentioned as the mother of Kitty and Snowdrop.
- [Snowdrop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/snowdrop.md): Alice's white kitten who becomes the White Queen in the dream.
- [Walrus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_walrus.md): A character in Tweedledee's poem who eats oysters with the Carpenter.
- [Carpenter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_carpenter.md): A character in the poem who helps the Walrus eat the oysters.
- [Oysters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_oysters.md): The naive oysters who are lured and eaten by the Walrus and Carpenter.
- [Eldest Oyster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_eldest_oyster.md): The wise oyster who warns the others but is ignored.
- [Lily](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/lily.md): The White Queen's daughter, a tiny flower-like girl.
- [Fawn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_fawn.md): A young deer who befriends Alice in the woods until they remember names.
- [Feather](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/feather.md): A minor character mentioned briefly in the looking-glass world.
- [Monster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/through_the_looking_glass_se/characters/the_monster.md): A vague threat mentioned in the poem 'Jabberwocky'.

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