Cheshire is where the multiple-at-once distinction becomes especially important.

Cheshire is where the multiple-at-once distinction becomes especially important. By #32, we have Dark Cheshire, Lord Cheshire, and the pride in the Forest of Grinning Teeth. That gives us something broader than a lone character with a singular title. There are other Cheshires to answer to, and they don’t all occupy the same place in the story. Then #46 makes the question of belonging personal again. Dark Cheshire is with the Liddles, and the hostile cats challenge his allegiance to the White Queen. What he chooses to do affects how others see him. That makes his choices more interesting. There’s a wider group he belongs to, but he also has his own relationship with the Liddles. The familiar Cheshire image leaves room for individuals who choose different sides.