In Ken Liu’s fantasy story “Paper Menagerie” the protagonist name paper menagerie symbolises his relationship with his mother. Since the paper menagerie si one of the first thing he can remember from a young age. Since he can remember paper menagerie from a young age He can remember paper menagerie from a young age like how the motherly relationship storts a very young are.It also one of the first things that he can remember about his mother and the menagerie.Secondly, the opening of the box is also an example.Because when he opens up the box again and that is when he feels a connection to him mother by the letters.Like his mother he lost the box with the menagerie he find his mother through the animals literally because the letters are the animals sheets of paper.