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The Captured Unicorns
The captured unicorns in The Last Unicorn represent purity, youth, and joy. King Haggard’s choice to imprison all unicorns aside from Lady Amalthea in the sea thus symbolizes his misguided attempt to keep all…
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The Lilac Wood
In addition to serving as the unicorn’s home, the lilac wood symbolizes the unicorn’s innocence at the beginning of the novel. The lilac flower traditionally represents ideas of youth and innocence, and while the…
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Lady Amalthea’s Tears
Lady Amalthea’s tears symbolize her coming of age. When Schmendrick discovers Lady Amalthea after a conversation with King Haggard (during which he reveals that he’s trapped all the other unicorns in the world in the…
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