Zelda Informer's Themes in Motion series continues with an in-depth world into Link's character as seen through his own personal dream world in Link's Awakening. What do Link's subconscious fantasies reveal about his need for growth, and what is it that makes his story so relevant even after almost 20 years?

Koholint Island in Link's Awakening is unlike any other place we've seen in the series. It exists in a dream world, thus in an entirely abstract setting - a fantasy within the broader Hyrule Fantasy, one might say. But more interestingly than that, it takes place in Link's own dreams, thus inside Link's mind, giving us a unique perspective into a character that Nintendo traditionally distances from his audience.

It's not 100% canonical fact that Koholint Island is a manifestation of Link's psyche by any means, but considering that so many of its characters seem to be twisted representations of familiar faces from previous adventures and its locales carbon copies of places in Hyrule - from Mabe Village to Kanalet Castle to the Tal Tal Mountains - I'm firmly convinced that the theory is true. With this idea as the starting point, how then can we interpret Link's Awakening as a reflection of Link himself?

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