• Introduction
  • The film's creators
  • The text
• Symbolism
  • Sarah's friends
  • Crystal balls
  • The peach
  • Mirrors
  • The owl
• Who is Jareth and what is the labyrinth?
  • 'It was just a dream…'
  • Jareth is real
  • 'I can't live within you'
  • A magic book
  • Creative input
  • Conclusion
• What Sarah learns on her journey
  • Becoming a woman
  • 'Don't take anything for granted'
  • Life isn't fair
  • Say what you mean
  • The confidence to make choices
  • Responsibility
  • The rejection of childhood
  • The rough draft
• Sexuality
  • Between child and adult
  • Sarah's lipstick
  • Oedipal themes
  • The masked ball
  • Sarah's 'innocence'
  • The fieries
  • Jareth as sex god
  • The peach
• Postmodernism in Labyrinth
  • Subversion of myth
  • Deconstruction of binary opposites
  • Concepts of infinity
• Psychoanalytical themes
  • Journey to the subconscious
  • The mirror stage
  • Return to the womb
  • Motherhood
  • Power
• Conclusion
• References