Question

What is a doppelganger in literature?

Answer 1

✤ DOPPLEGANGER:

A doppelganger is a literary archetype of a character who meets his or her apparent double, with plot developments following. The plot and character device of "twinning" is widespread in all literature but appears often in fairy tales, myths, and gothic literature.

Answer 2

Hey there!

Doppelganger:

Symbolic double set in opposition to one of the characters in the story.

In other words, a character who meets his or her apparent double, with plot developments following.

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