The Shattering Symmetries between the Imaginary and the Symbolic in Carter’s The Magic Toyshop

The Magic Toyshop tells the story of three siblings (Melanie, Jonathan and Victoria) what they go through in Uncle Philip’s house, where find themselves a totally different psychic space which is characterised by resonances imaginary images function differently. Among these images, animal imagery central to Melanie’s depiction both inhabitants house itself. Through its emphasis on along with hard facts life, novel gives expression psychodynamics evolution (or lack it) characters, offers context attracts attention difference between symbolic imaginary; also social, Lacanian terms. Due their foregrounded awareness dimension material reality role transposing Finn union codes prevail, ending implies that rather than traditional hierarchy patriarchal discourse, there will be another kind relationship Melanie. This essay aims bring up new hermeneutical frame about discussion significance move from imaginary, how relate Melanie (with Finn) moves back symbolic, against background ideas registers, logic signifiers, father ‘object little a’.