The Lady in the Looking Glass

“Through the Looking Glass” uses the motif of the looking glass to explore the theme of Perception Versus Reality. How does this motif explore the theme? How does a looking glass grant perceptions of reality? Does it make reality more clear or unclear?

It can be argued that the narrator is one of the story’s characters. How is the narrator a character? How does the narrator’s perspective shape the story? How would the story be different if the narrator were different?

Woolf’s trademark narrative style, stream of consciousness, is used to tell the story. How does stream of consciousness contribute to the story’s core theme of perception versus reality? How would the story be different if the narrative style was different?