""The most prominent use of the symbolic glass menagerie comes at the turning point of the story when Jim is left alone with Laura.""- (Daire, 3) The conversation turns to Laura''s glass collection, when she remarks ""glass is something you have to take good care of.""- Once again, Laura''s fragility is shown and the symbolism of the unicorn is presented. The most dominant symbol of Laura in the play is the glass unicorn. ""It is evident after the conversation between Laura and Jim that the unicorn represents Laura -- delicate, sadly different, an anomaly in the modern world.""-(Daire, 2) ""Jim says ""poor little fellow, he must feel sort of lonesome-- to which Laura replies ""he stays on a shelf with some horses that don''t have horns and all of them seem to get along nicely together.""- (2) During Laura''s and Jim''s brief romantic encounter, Laura is gaining more confidence in herself. It seems as if she is starting to escape her world of illusions. When Jim accidentally bumps into the glass unicorn and breaks it, the unicorn no longer looks unique. Laura, who usually worships her glass collection more than anything else, replied to his excuse, ""he''s lost his horn. It doesn''t matter. Maybe it''s a blessing in disguise.""- And ""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 who don''t have horns -- These quotes give an impression that Laura is finally escaping her illusive world. ""Laura feels more accepted and less self-conscious. She begins to open up and glow. Jim notices this and takes advantage of it by dancing with her, and eventually kissing her.""- (Kohn, 3) Part of the innocence Laura has lost is symbolized in the breaking of the unicorn. When Jim tells Laura of his engagement she is heartbroken. ""She no longer feels that uniqueness she once shared with the unicorn.