For most of the 19th century, England enjoyed numerous advances in science, philosophy, and economics. The sixty-four-year period of Queen Victoria's reign, known as the Victorian era, was "a period of progress and prosperity in England". (English Literature 485). The English were one of the first civilizations to experience industrial revolutions, promoted numerous social reforms, and continued the expansion of their already vast empire. It seems that the Victorian age was synonymous with ingenuity and high morals. There is debate as to whether Victorian society actually maintained its standards. Beneath the appearance of high intellect and propriety lay the corrupt mechanisms of the Victorian mind. Lewis Carroll in his work, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, secretly criticizes the hypocrisy of the Victorian era. Carroll draws satirical parallels between Victorian England and the mirror world with allusions to British imperialism, the motif of reversal, the chess symbol, and the satirical mirror poem “Jabberwocky,” and manipulates the parallels to criticize the regressive ways of supposedly progressive. Victorian England.Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the creator of satirical works Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. He used a pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, to preserve his academic reputation because he was a professor of mathematics at Oxford University. (English Literature 528). Another possible reason for using a pseudonym was to obscure his identity in case anyone recognized his work as seditious. Carroll chose children's literature as a vehicle for his satire because of its subtlety, and he felt most at home with children, who were less...... middle of paper ...... guide to life daily life in Regency and Victorian England, 1811 to 1901. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest, 1998. Print.Jabberwocky." Poetry for Students. Ed. Elizabeth Thomason. Vol. 11. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. 90-109. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 2 April 2011. Kelly, Richard. "EBSCOhost: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass." EBSCO editorial service, April 2, 2011. Scott-Kilvert, Ian and Derek Hudson British Writers Vol. V. New York: Scribner, 1979. Print.Seaman, LCB Victorian England, Methuen., 1973. Print.Swisher, San Diego, CA: Greenhaven.