Diamonds in the Night

by Sentiment


Diamonds in the Night, A Retrospective

Diamonds in the Night, A Retrospective

Opposed to what people think when they see this simple little story for the first time, I actually did put a lot of secret meaning behind some of the language, objects, and places. Now I'm coming back to explain just a few of the ones I still remember putting in.

One of the first I included was actually a very simple one, Trixie's name. Throughout the story, we see Trixie either call herself by her stagename, or by Trixie. At the start, she called herself The Great and Powerful Trixie until she told Rarity to only call her Trixie, and then at the end she called herself The Great and Powerful Trixie again. Her name was a way to show her love for herself and her confidence. The Great and Powerful Trixie was a confident and boastful character who was full of herself, however, Trixie was the opposite, a doubtful and quiet character. She also started to speak in non-3rd person, (Using "I" "my" etc.)

Another very good symbol was Trixie's cape and hat. I meant for these to represent exactly what they show, the universe, at least Trixie's universe. Before, it was whole and untattered, and after a run through the Everfree Forest and a stay in Ponyville, her universe was tattered and torn to pieces, along with her psyche. Rarity comes along and works as a counselor and as a seamstress, repairing and fixing Trixie's universe and her belongings. Also, one specific rip in her cape was symbolic, the hole on the left near her spine, was right where her heart was supposed to be and thus Rarity was helping heal her heart as well.

Those are just a few of the things I included. If I remember any more I'll put them down. And now a quote from a very intelligent zebra.

"Maybe next time you will take a second look, and not judge the cover of the book."