Jalous Husband Returns In Form Of Parrot Literary Analysis

Poe develops suspense in his narrative “The Black Cat” by using the following events: cutting the cat’s eye out, killing his wife, and hiding his wife body. After a night of drinking, Poe states the narrator becomes furious because he thinks Pluto is avoiding him. The narrator states “I took from my waist coat pocket a pen knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket” (Poe 2) The reader now realize the narrator is insane. He or she is shocked because he or she now understands that the narrator is unpredictable.

The use of symbolism in short stories enhances the meaning behind the literal meaning that the plot poses. It connects the reader towards visually connecting symbols to particular concepts in the story. In the story, “The Paring Knife” by Michael Oppenheimer, introduces us to two characters whom are lovers yet through the finding of a paring knife under their refrigerator, a past unfortunate event in their relationship begins to unfold. Symbolism is present all through the story, as even the title suggests at first that the paring knife will be symbolic to understand the meaning of the story. Symbolism is prevalent in “The Paring Knife”, to contribute to the overall significance of the short story.

To start off, we will start to talk about Who is the caged bird and why. I think that according to the story, “The Long Walk Home”

In David Almond’s magic realist novel Skellig, the story follows the protagonist Michael, a young boy who is facing many difficulties and challenges in his young life, the author uses a number of language devices to tell his story, including puns, metaphors and similes. However one of the most powerful devices are symbols. The author strongly uses symbols to reinforce character traits and to show the connections between characters throughout the novel. The author constantly refers to the symbols of evolution, death, birds and wings.

The door to the cage blends within bars. The cage keeps the birds in, unable to escape between the bars. How could this imagery possibly relate to feminism and oppression? Frye has a slightly different image and description for this hypothetical birdcage. Frye’s cage represents not only the way that one becomes trapped in a cage, but also differing perspectives of the cage. The bars have individual meanings, as does the overall scope of the cage. For example, one person may look at the cage as a single solid entity. Another person may view each individual bar that makes up the birdcage. These perspectives are called macroscopic views and microscopic

Thomas C. Foster utilizes various allusions and forms of symbolism to apply a multifaceted meaning or message to any piece of literature. In “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” Foster theorizes how an author can assist a reader in getting a better grip on the message or purpose of a work using figurative language including symbolism, tones, allusions, and techniques. The chapters “…Or the Bible”, “It’s Never Just Heart Disease”, and “Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion” all demonstrate how Foster’s theories can be applied to the way authors have written and will continue to write.

Throughout the years, literary devices have been utilized by many authors when writing their stories. Authors have used allegories, symbolism, tone and other devices in their writings to emphasize the theme or lesson they want to share to readers around the world. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, by Joyce Carol Oates and “Young Goodman Brown”, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the authors used many devices to get their point across. One of the many devices was symbolism. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, Connie is put through an ordeal and has to chose the right decision for herself and her family.

How many times in your life have you found something so simple, yet it symbolizes something so important in your life? An object that means nothing to somebody could mean the world to you. Such as how a picture could mean nothing, but hold a thousand words. Different words for every person, because it is seen more complex and unique through each eye that looks. Symbolism holds a story, like the ball or balloon in this novel, as a reader we see "just a balloon" but to Bobby that is his child.

For example, Wolsey talks about the “state of man” and uses the leaves as a symbol to represent himself. Wolsey symbolizes the flower on how today the tender leaves is planted and tomorrow it will “blossom” just so that on the third day would come a “frost” that kills the leaves. Wolsey uses symbolism to show the leave represent his status as an advisor to the king where he rises and “blossoms” but now is like a frosted flower that has fallen. Wolsey shows his complex response to the dismissal of his status by using leaves as a symbol to describe the response of his dismissal and transitions to saying, “vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye!” Wolsey then shows how furious and mad he is over his dismissal in the court.

In the opening chapter of the novel, two caged parrots are introduced that “could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mockingbird that hung on the other side of the door” (Chopin, 561). The parrots are symbolic for women in the Victorian era, such as Edna, who experienced isolation, captivity, and a lack of communication with their husbands (Clark, 337). When Edna attempts to communicate her thoughts to her husband and friends, they lack understanding and encourage her to accept the confinement society has oppressed her with. However, when Edna communicates with Mademoiselle Reinz, they are able to connect with each other through art and music, which is a language only the two of them can understand. As a result, it can be interpreted that the parrots symbolize Edna and Mademoiselle Reinz, as well as other women who defied traditional gender roles and attempted to fly out of the cages that the patriarchal society of the late nineteenth century put them

In a work of literature the perception, or opinion on something, will vary from the reader to the narrator. The play “The Tell Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allen Poe, the narrator kills a man because of his vulture-like eye. The narrator views himself as a sane and smart individual because of his actions. The narrator’s perception of himself differs quite a lot from those of the reader as they interpret his actions differently, leading them to think he is mentally deranged. Poe’s writing style contributes to these perceptions of the narrator.

Many stories have similar themes, “The Rememberer” by Aimee Bender and “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot” by Robert Olen Butler are two short stories that do. In “The Rememberer,” Ben is going through reverse evolution and Annie and Ben both do not know why. It is implied that Ben remembers Annie, but not completely specified. In “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot,” the husband falls out of a tree trying to catch his wife in the act of cheating and gets reincarnated into a parrot. He remembers her, but she does not know it is him and ends up choosing and purchasing him from the pet store, putting him back into his own home. Both stories have ironic tendencies and share a similar theme, but have different meanings.

Stories may appear to be simple if not closely examined for symbols that add foreshadowing and additional meaning. The short stories "The Paring Knife" and "Cranes" show how symbolism can be used to foreshadow and add more meaning to stories. "The Paring Knife", a short story written by Michael Oppenheimer in 1982, follows the discovery of an old paring knife that a couple lost after an argument. "Cranes", a short story written by Peter Meinke in 1987, discusses a married couple out on a marsh watching cranes. Both stories use symbolism to make the reader think on a deeper level. During the next couple of paragraphs, both stories will be discussed on how symbolism plays an important role in the meaning of their stories.

Everything in our surroundings carries a symbolic meaning through religion, spiritual, linguist and/ or astrological aspects. Anything can be symbolic within a plot from materialistic objects to the characters. In Alice Walker’s short essay titled “1955”, there are a variety of literary elements that symbolize important factors within the story’s plot. However, in the story “1955” the characters appear to hold more value towards symbolism than inanimate objects. Although many individuals would point out Gracie Mae and/or her song are main points in the story, the supporting character –Traynor ̶ holds the story’s overall meaning of why it was written.

In stories, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, The Landlady and Lamb to the Slaughter both by Roald Dahl, ideas of guilt and sanity prevail. In these short stories, the lack of guilt and insanity create a mental state which not only allows them to commit their crimes but also to do so without remorse. Poe uses close description and large amounts of figurative language to bring through the ideas of trust, insanity, lack of guilt and “perfect crimes”. In contrast, Roald Dahl uses other figurative language techniques such as juxtaposition and foreshadowing.