Stories

Stories symbolize how Turtle views his life. They are also a symbol of his deep desire to form a connection with his mother, Queen Coral. Turtle feels that connection by reading the stories she writes. This has prompted him to begin looking at his own life as if it were a story.

The Hug

Turtle often imagines a story with himself as the hero and his mother hugging him, which is a symbol of the relationship he wants to have with her. When Turtle arrives in the kingdom in search of Aneomone, she does hug him and this symbolizes her affection for him, even though she has never shown any before.

The Stick

Turtle enchants a stick to hide him from Darkstalker, and this is a symbol of his magic but also a symbol of the fact that he tends to enchant very ordinary igems that...