The White Knight

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The White Knight is a gentle, eccentric, and chivalrous character in Lewis Carroll’s "Through the Looking-Glass," often interpreted as a self-parody of the author himself.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
knight
literary character
alignment good
appearsIn Through the Looking-Glass NERFINISHED
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium novel
appearsWith The Red Knight NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alice NERFINISHED
basedOn Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED
chessRole white knight piece
colorDesignation white
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Lewis Carroll NERFINISHED
depictedAs kindly, absent-minded inventor
describedByAuthorAs a sort of parody of myself
farewells Alice at the last brook before she becomes a queen
firstAppearance Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There NERFINISHED
gender male
hasMount horse
hasReputation one of the most autobiographical figures in Carroll’s fiction
hasScene escort of Alice to the final brook
song about "A-sitting on a Gate"
hasTheme authorial self-representation
gentle, self-deprecating heroism
interpretedAs self-parody of Lewis Carroll
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre nonsense literature
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literaryStatus iconic character of Through the Looking-Glass
mediumOfOrigin book
notableCharacteristic frequent falls from his horse
inventive but impractical gadgets
sentimental farewell to Alice
occupation knight
partOf chess motif in Through the Looking-Glass
personalityTrait chivalrous
eccentric
gentle
protects Alice NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1871
residesIn Looking-Glass world NERFINISHED
roleInWork helper of Alice
sings "A-sitting on a Gate" NERFINISHED
species human

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