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The Narrator
The Looking-Glass
The titular looking-glass that hangs in Isabella’s hall represents the difficulty of discerning truth based on appearance alone. Throughout the story, the narrator views Isabella’s home through the looking-glass, using the details visible in…
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Letters
Isabella’s letters represent the futility of truly trying to know another person. Although both observation and imagination might be able to provide some clues into another person’s life, these tools cannot ultimately provide access…
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