"Oh, be careful- if you breathe, it breaks!" Scene 7
The symbolism of Laura's glass collection is quite evident. Of course there is the physical aspect; the fragility of the glass is like Laura and her crippled condition. What is more, though, is how a simple thing like glass can become so pretty. This is like Laura. Throughout the beginning of the play she is an ordinary and old-fashioned girl. It just takes the right light- and circumstances, for her true beauty to shine through. As far as her favorite piece of her collection goes, it's parallelism to its owner is remarkable. At first, we see the unicorn as her favorite piece because, like her, it is different from all of the other pieces. It lives in its own world and existence, just like she does. Jim comes along and breaks the fragile piece. However, all he does is normalize the unicorn by knocking off its' horn so that it fits in with the rest of the selection. Jim also breaks Laura. It is true that he should not have kissed her. However, he did. Yet he gave her the potential confidence she needed to fit in with the rest of society.
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