I feel very sad with the concept of the beast. On the surface, the imagery of a unicorn is magical and should evoke a feeling of amazement within someone observing the beasts(the reader). The best equivalence I can make is the 2003 Barbie move: Swan Lake. Upon entering the alternative world, the magical forest of the swan lake, Barbie encounters a unicorn and is amazed by its existence and what it's very existence means in terms of the magical nature of the forest.
Upon actually observing the actual beasts in the Town(the city and its uncertain walls), we see that their existence is tragic. They are forced into a cycle of life and death to carry the "emotions" of the town people. Then they must die as a way to expel those emotions and human experience from the town. It feels very biblical. We see a similar story with the story of Jesus.
"For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, so that whoever believeth in him should not perish but have ever lasting life." I don't think there could be a more clear connection. The town offers its inhabitants ever lasting life and comfort. In exchange what it asks for is full belief in it. I believe that giving your shadow/soul is a physical act of faith in the town- that is sacrificing a part of yourself to be able to enjoy everlasting comfort. I believe the mythical nature of a unicorn should allow us to understand the preciousness of their very existence within the town and the town sacrifices these precious mythical creatures in exchange of providing the town residence with the everlasting comfort. They are the beast of burden for the town people's sin of being human.
Kashai
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