Symbolism
"I'll just imagine he had an operation. The horn was removed to make him feel less-freakish! Now he will feel more at home with the other horses, the ones that don't have horns . . ." (1283)
There were a few different places I found symbolism in this play and the quote above is an example. In this quote, Laura is talking about her unicorn which Jim accidently broke. Just before this Laura tells Jim that the unicorn is her favorite ornament. I think it is her favorite because she feels like she can relate to the unicorn because they are both different from everyone else. The unicorn is a symbol for Laura because it represents an outsider and fantasy. Laura lives in a fantasy world where she plays music and polishes her glass all the time. I think the horn breaking off the unicorn and becoming more normal symbolizes Laura's fantasy world being broken when Jim kisses her. Jim's kiss kind of shocks Laura into reality. So in many ways Laura is very much like the unicorn.
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