Symbolism And Symbolism In The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams
By asking why she has the unicorn since they are “extinct in modern times” and must feel “lonesome” as the mere fact of being different from all horses, Jim is implying that Laura is different from all girls. In reading more one can tell that Laura is also different, lonely, and, does not seem to exist in the world that she is lives in now. The destiny of the unicorn can be noted as a fore shadow to Laura’s destiny in scene seven. As Jim dances with Laura sharing a kiss, the unicorn’s horn is broken off, and it simply becomes another horse. Now Jim has bestowed Laura with some new and normal experiences, making her seem just like all the other girls. Experiencing normalcy, results in Laura feeling she cannot become normal without somehow being