An analytical essay on sorry for the loss
An analytical essay on ”Sorry for the loss” by Bridget Keehan
A butterfly is free to fly wherever it wants a opportunity many people envy as they spent their days in captivity, only dreaming about the world outside. In “Sorry for the loss” by Bridget Keehan, we are put in an environment of restrictions where freedom seems to be just within the characters grasp but in truth is millions of light-years away. The story seems obvious but still leaves us in question of its true intentions.
The story is told from a third person and throughout the story, we follow Evie, a prison chaplain on her way to tell the inmate Victor of his nans death. She has no idea what to expect but from the start is nervous and slightly frighten of the confrontation. But when Evie and Victor meet she is surprised. In front of her is not a frightening and evil-looking monster but a young, charming man. He continuous to surprise her when he seemingly has no reaction to his nans death and tries to steer the convocation away from the subject. Evie leaves conflicted, feeling as if she could have done more when in reality that properly wasn’t the case. Evie is a very gentle and loving person. She feels no hate and seemingly treats everyone with respect and kindness. She is also religious which might just explain why she is so nice to everyone. It is possible that she feels like she has a chance to save them through her religion. When she first sees Victor, she immediately feels sorry for him and that lets us know that she is a genuine caring and kind person who is concerned about her fellow humans. She even imagines him as her son (P.2 l. 32). Victor is described as a young and very good looking with olive skin and blue eyes (P.2 l.35). He is very bright and by referring to Shakespeare we get an idea of what kind of person, he is. He hasn’t spent his years in prison getting tattoos and lifting weights but instead he has spent his time studying. He is like a nice person and he behaves very well
A butterfly is free to fly wherever it wants a opportunity many people envy as they spent their days in captivity, only dreaming about the world outside. In “Sorry for the loss” by Bridget Keehan, we are put in an environment of restrictions where freedom seems to be just within the characters grasp but in truth is millions of light-years away. The story seems obvious but still leaves us in question of its true intentions.
The story is told from a third person and throughout the story, we follow Evie, a prison chaplain on her way to tell the inmate Victor of his nans death. She has no idea what to expect but from the start is nervous and slightly frighten of the confrontation. But when Evie and Victor meet she is surprised. In front of her is not a frightening and evil-looking monster but a young, charming man. He continuous to surprise her when he seemingly has no reaction to his nans death and tries to steer the convocation away from the subject. Evie leaves conflicted, feeling as if she could have done more when in reality that properly wasn’t the case. Evie is a very gentle and loving person. She feels no hate and seemingly treats everyone with respect and kindness. She is also religious which might just explain why she is so nice to everyone. It is possible that she feels like she has a chance to save them through her religion. When she first sees Victor, she immediately feels sorry for him and that lets us know that she is a genuine caring and kind person who is concerned about her fellow humans. She even imagines him as her son (P.2 l. 32). Victor is described as a young and very good looking with olive skin and blue eyes (P.2 l.35). He is very bright and by referring to Shakespeare we get an idea of what kind of person, he is. He hasn’t spent his years in prison getting tattoos and lifting weights but instead he has spent his time studying. He is like a nice person and he behaves very well