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Jealous Husband Returns In Form Of A Parrot Summary

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In the short story “Jealous Husband Returns in Form of a Parrot” written by Robert Butler, the narrator a parrot, tells of his two life stories. He informs us of his life before and after reincarnation. Robert Butler was born in Granite City, Illinois. Throughout his life he has served a tour in Vietnam and has also obtained degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Iowa. With these degrees he has become a successful writer and won awards for his work. The freedom and the restrictions of being in a relationship are shown in the story“Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of a Parrot”. The parrot experiences this first hand by being both a human and a parrot at different times in the story. In this short story Butler has included …show more content…

Men may feel like this because they don’t know how to address this to someone. Or the woman they would like to tell this to, may be with someone else and can’t find the courage to tell the woman. And lastly the parrot informs us how he is going to ultimately get over his ex-wife. “Even though I know there is something between me and that place where I can be free of all these feelings, I will fly away” (191). These words that the parrot says to himself symbolize that he is going to find a way out of this rut, even if it means leaving what matters most to him. He is going to get rid of the distraction, in this case his ex-wife in order to get over her. His ex-wife is like an addictive drug. He couldn’t get rid of her in an instant, but instead had to come to the self realization that he wasn’t ever going to be with her. And realize this in order to make this huge decision. Not only will he finally get away from the thought of his wife, but he will also get away from the cage that he has been restricted to while under his ex-wives control. If there’s one thing that stands out in this story it is that you need to take control of your barriers and not let them run your life. If you are always being held back by people

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