The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May ( 4 May ), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards ; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November ( the day before Guy Fawkes Night ), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess.

Through a series of episodic events — some friends try to involve Stan in a criminal plot, a white woman propositions Stan in a store, Stan and his friend Bracy ( Charles Bracy ) attempt to buy a car engine — a mosaic of an austere working-class life emerges in which Stan feels unable to affect the course of his life.

Through strict observation of writing elements such as story progression, character stakes, and plot points, MacFarlane found the work for Disney was, from a writing standpoint, very valuable in preparation for his career ( particularly on Ace Ventura ).

Through the ' magic if ,' actors were able to satisfy themselves and their characters ' positions of the plot.

Through the omission of 6 episodes that were considered a lack of interest or inappropriate for the target audience, and the merging of two, the total episode count for the original adapted episodes was reduced from 72 to 65, the minimum number of episodes required for strip syndication on U. S. television, stopping mid-way through Sailor Moon R. These remaining episodes were each cut by several minutes to make room for more commercials, to censor plot points or visuals deemed inappropriate for children and to allow the insertion of brief " educational " segments called " Sailor Says " at the end of each episode.

" The Red Queen's Race " is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that uses the Red Queen's race from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass as a metaphor for the final plot twist.

" 1UP ranked Soul Reaver second on its " Top 5 Games That Ended Halfway Through ", stating " it's pretty clear that the plot would have been a lot different if the money hadn't inconveniently run out.

Through the 1980s and early 1990s Ho has created a series of martial arts films made with a " cut-and-paste " technique, which means they were created with the help of splicing various unrelated material ( including the recurring motif of absurd ninja-fighting scenes, often with little or no connection with the already disjointed plot ) and dubbed more-or-less together.

Through his explorations, he discovers a plot by the Doctor, a megalomaniac who intends to force the inhabitants of the cave to fight for him in his bid to conquer the world.

A third season episode (" Passing Through Gethsemane ") was originally developed a year earlier in 1994 but had to be " scuttled " because a fan posted a story idea on GEnie that matched the plot of the episode.

Through mechanisms like these, the setting of a particular location is explained to the player, with the plot or storyline being disclosed as the character progresses.

Through the swathings of terror, she jabbed deceit's sharp point -- Amy would be reborn, a new child, with new parents, living under new circumstances.

Through the aegis of her scientific uncle, Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, a chemist and vice chancellor of the University of London, she consulted with botanists at Kew Gardens, convincing George Massee of her ability to germinate spores and her theory of hybridisation.

Through the use of magical potions and a wand she transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals.

Through her sister Gertrude, she was the aunt of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

Through this, she promoted the Adopt-a-Caseworker Program to provide support for Child Protective Services.

Through United Artists, Pickford continued to produce and perform in her own movies ; she could also distribute them the way she chose.

Through writing she was able to gain approval from her family.

Through the late 1960s she was included among America's 10 most admired women.

Through her maternal grandfather, she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier.

Through it all, Marge has remained faithful to Homer, despite temptations to the contrary such as the one in " Life on the Fast Lane " ( season one, 1990 ), where she resists the charming Frenchman Jacques and instead chooses to remain with Homer.

Through the season, Willow worries that she may lose control and attack her friends.

Through the gamut of changes Willow endures in the series, Buffy studies scholar Ian Shuttleworth states that Alyson Hannigan's performances are the reason for Willow's popularity: " Hannigan can play on audience heartstrings like a concert harpist ... As an actress she is a perfect interpreter in particular of the bare emotional directness which is the specialty of writer Marti Noxon on form.

Through Mrs. Allen's old school friend Mrs. Thorpe, she meets her daughter Isabella, a vivacious and flirtatious young woman, and quickly becomes friends.

" Through the filming, Capra claimed, Colbert " had many little tantrums, motivated by her antipathy toward me ," however " she was wonderful in the part.

Through three examples of discourse, the papal encyclical, the early State of the Union Address, and congressional replies, she demonstrates how traces of antecedent genres can be found within each.

Tappe published the book Understanding Your Life Through Color in 1982 describing the concept, stating that during the mid 1960s she began noticing that many children were being born with " indigo " auras ( in other publications Tappe has said the color indigo came from the " life colors " of the children which she acquired through her synesthesia ).

Through her maternal grandfather, she was the great-great granddaughter of King Edward III of England through Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence.

Through her three known children, she became in the direct ancestress of the eastern rulers of the Piast, Rurikid and Árpád dynasties.

Through Catherine's mother, Maud, she was also related to Henry by her ancestress Joan Wydville ( or Woodville ), sister of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, father of King Edward IV consort, Elizabeth Woodville.

Through her chemistry research, she became an expert in water quality and later began to focus on applying scientific principles to domestic situations.

Through Mary, however, the family became well off financially for, as the only heir, she had inherited her father's estate.

Shimizu got the name Kitty from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, where in a scene early in the book Alice plays with a cat she calls Kitty.

Through reports from other characters, she is described as “ pretty ” with soft brown hair and big dark eyes, and it is explained that she has no family and must work for her living.

Through the late 1990s, BeOS managed to create a niche of followers, but the company failed to remain viable.

Through a tight fiscal policy and sometimes ruthless tax collection and confiscations, Henry managed to refill the treasury by the time of his death.

Through a defined contribution, this social security may be managed.

Through a strict, non-confrontational policy in pursuing independence, Estonia managed to avoid the violence which Latvia and Lithuania incurred in the bloody January 1991 crackdowns and in the border customs-post guard murders that summer.

Through six weeks of narrow escapes Charles managed to flee England in disguise, landing in Normandy on 16 October, despite a reward of £ 1, 000 on his head, risk of death for anyone caught helping him and the difficulty in disguising Charles, who was unusually tall at over 6 feet ( 185 cm ) high.

Through a number of incidents, including Jean having Wolverine kill her a number of times, Jean trapping herself in a glacier, the Phoenix Force jumping into Emma Frost, and parts of the X-Men being trapped in a Shi ' Ar-generated event horizon, Jean Grey managed to assert herself and gain control of the Phoenix Force, with emotional support of all the X-Men.

Through the royal connections she would have had during her service to the queen at Versailles, she managed to contract the French navy to help construct the famed ' pit ' on the island.

Through cunning political maneuvers, he managed to secure his power base.

Through the years Lockport has managed to retain its small town quality-a quality that welcomes visitors who travel along Bayou Lafourche, the longest street in the world

Through the afternoon, Soult, Augereau, and Murat managed to hold their ground while Davout, assisted by Saint-Hilaire, gradually bent the Russian left back further and further.

Through his agents, he managed to acquire such pieces as the Medusa Rondanini, the Barberini Faun, and, in 1813, the figures from the Aphaea temple on Aegina.

Through an ambitious program of public works, by fostering the state cult of Athena, by encouraging the creation of festivals and supporting the Panathenaean games, in which prizes were jars of olive oil, and in his support of the Dionosia ( leading to the development of Athenian drama ) Peisistratus managed to maintain his personal popularity.

Through Majorek, Szpilman managed to arrange his escape from the ghetto.

" Through the 1980s, Hall's mother managed his career, eventually relinquishing that role to her second husband.

Through his connections, he managed to gain the favor of high ranking nobles in Kyoto, which helped him to be appointed abbot of Mount Kōya.

You know me from Wheel of Fortune but I'd really like to do something else now, so I'm willing to work for nothing to get some stuff on tape " Through her perseverance Smillie managed to pick up the odd presenting job and soon had enough material to create a show-reel to present to TV companies.

Through his arrogance and arbitrary actions ( Thucydides says " violence "), Pausanias managed to alienate many of the Allied contingents, particularly those that had just been freed from Persian overlordship.

Through their combined efforts, the X-Men and Magik managed to banish both Witchfire and the Elder Gods, but not without losing four of the five Bloodstones.

Through gun and mortar fire, the men of the 2nd Regiment managed to set up machine guns and return fire, surprising and overwhelming the Germans.

Through vigorous campaigning, by 1908 Willett had managed to gain the support of a Member of Parliament ( MP ), Robert Pearce, who made several unsuccessful attempts to get it passed into law.

Through its Small Grants Programme ( SGP ), managed by Delfin Ganapin, Jr., the GEF has also made more than 12, 000 small grants directly to nongovernmental and community organizations, totalling $ 495 million.

Through these organizations he soon managed to control a large part of the opium traffic in China, using the money earned to fund his covert operations.

Through her friends, she managed to publish two texts: Olympe de Gouges au tribunal révolutionnaire, where she related her interrogations and her last work, Une patriote persécutée, where she condemned the Terror.

Through the Treaty of San Stefano, the Russians, led by chancellor Alexander Gorchakov, had managed to create a Bulgarian autonomous principality under the nominal rule of the Ottoman Empire, thus sparking British well-entrenched fears of growing Russian influence in the East.