Main characters: the young man and the lost thing.
Setting: The setting is a city near the ocean, in some fantasy land sometime ago.
Conflict: Shaun, the main character, cannot find a place where the lost thing can belong in the society he lives in.
Climax: The opening into the land of the "lost things"
Symbol: The light in the land where lost things gather represents the welcoming world, showing that this might place where the lost thing might belong.
Irony: The man wonders if the lost thing would ever find a place where it would belong, but in the end, it does.
Theme: The world can be cruel to those who don't fit in. Don't ignore them, but lend them a helping hand.
I felt that the lost thing represents the innocence and qualities we all used to posses. As we grow, we learn to forget how to simply enjoy little things, and society tells us to get rid of "childish fantasies" as it is not "useful." In the animation the lost thing finds a place where it belongs, but I often wonder if hiding the lost thing in that comfortable place was really for the best? Could not the dreary world have been able to learn to accept and live with it? I think the city and the lives of the people would have become much more lively and colorful if they allowed the lost thing to remain in their word.
