Meta-narrative

A meta-narrative is defined as "a narrative account that experiments with or explores the idea of storytelling, often by drawing attention to its own artificiality." In the world of Mabel, this is primarily used to focus upon the voice actors of both Anna Limón and Mabel Martin being Anna and Mabel themselves, leaving the separation of "our world" and "Anna and Mabel's world" to be nonexistent. This is a primary plot point of Infinity Mirror, wherein Becca De La Rosa and Maybell Marten outright state that they are Anna and Mabel to the main character of the mini-season, Tressa Davies. The meta-narrative is further developed by Tressa sharing a first name with her actress, and Monica Jenkins being played by the actual sister of Anna's actress.

Some other significant points towards this being a tale of one world, rather than two, include:


 * Maybell Marten being referred to as "the girl in the mirror" until the reveal of their name.
 * Maybell Marten stating that she also attended a boarding school in her teenage years.
 * The creators stating numerous times that Mabel is a true story.

This narrative will presumably be explored in season seven, as Infinity Mirror's purging from the internet has been stated to be a factor within the new season.