The Looking Glass Wars is a novel full of conflict. The conflict in the novel is what makes the novel intriguing. In The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor uses conflict to convey Alyss from a naive, mischievous, and endearing child into a determined, confident, and hopeful young woman so that she can lead the Alyssians in an attack to defeat Redd and take back her queendom. Alyss starts the novel as a naive child. Alyss is naive in the sense that she would never expect anything to happen to her or her family. I know this because I read, ‘“Where did you come from?’ She took the kitten in her arms. It wore a ribbon for a collar, and attached to the ribbon was a card with a simple greeting: Happy Birthday, Alyss!” (Beddor 41).With this evidence …show more content…
Alyss is hopeful that they will beat Redd, so she is trying to convince Dodge to do the same thing. I read, “‘She destroyed everything,” Dodge said. Resignation to the past, defiance of the present, hope for the future- Alyss felt them all at once. “Not everything” she said. Not if she had hope”(Beddor 248).Alyss is hopeful that Redd didn’t destroy everything because she didn’t have hope but thought Redd had destroyed everything. Alyss was confident in herself once she got her strength back. The novel states, “Better than I have felt in a long time, long time- maybe ever” (Beddor 312). Alyss gets her strength back and confidence, which proves that the conflict of the novel changed her yet again. Lastly, Alyss transforms into a determined young woman. Alyss decided to build up the courage to face Redd and tell her she isn’t scared of her anymore and she is ready to defeat. The novel states, “‘I’ve finished running from you, Redd. It’s time for you to run”’ (Beddor 318). With this evidence, I know that Alyss is determined to defeat Redd. With all of this evidence, I know that Alyss transformed into a hopeful, confident and determined young