The symbolism of the unicorn The symbolism of the unicorn has two very different meanings. One of the symbols is happiness and love. The other one symbols sadness and hatred. You first come into contact with the unicorn when Jim sees it. This is where the first symbolism comes into place. Once Laura starts to talk about it you can sense a feeling of happiness once they really get into their conversation. They start to …showed first 75 words of 289 total…

…showed last 75 words of 289 total…Laura was shocked, but didn't want to say anything. Anything that was between Jim and Laura was gone. Nothing was left. Jim left after telling Amanda and that's how the play ended. As you can see, the unicorn played an important role in the play even though it didn't seem as though it would. This is a very well put deception by Tennessee Williams showing his greatness in the art of play writing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**