Estimated Time: 10 minutes

Circles show up everywhere: in art, in religion, in nature, in stories. They often represent things like wholeness, perfection, cycles, or eternity. They don’t have a beginning or an end, which makes them feel complete.

In The Missing Piece, the main goal of the character is to find a circle with which it can roll. But in The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, something changes. It’s not about finding someone to complete you anymore. It's about becoming something new.

Let's dig into the symbolism of the circle.

Do you think the shape of the characters changes how we understand the story?