Sorry For The Loss Summary

Butterflies are free to spread their beautiful wings and fly out to see the world, while a lot of people are suffering in captivity, and can only dream of the world outside. This longing for freedom is depicted in the short story: “Sorry for the loss”, from 2008 which is written by Bridget Keehan. Here we meet two very different characters; the chaplain Evie, and the young criminal Victor, who both suffer in captivity.

The story starts in medias res, where we get to know that: “Evie… “ (P.2, l. 1). It begins with an introduction of the two protagonists: Evie and Victor. Evie is a chaplain that, for over a year, has worked in a prison: (p. 1, l. 18), a place she really doesn’t like, because she feels that the atmosphere intimidates her. She also doesn’t like all the noises in there, therefore, she loves when the prisoners are out, then she can finally have some “quiet time”, as she calls it.
(P.2, l. 3): “Evie deeply treasures this precious quiet time before unlock”.
She is a well-behaved and good girl who follows the bible, therefore, she likes to spend her quiet time to meditate and pray. She is kind to

This is to emphasize the contrasts that are most dominant in the story. One of the symbols is the pigeon outside Victor’s window. The pigeon is often used as a symbol of freedom, however, in this context, the pigeon is used as a symbol of the fragility of freedom. “(P.5, l. 128)
Victor, along with other prisoners, knows how it feels have his freedom taken away within a blink of an eye. Therefore, when he sees the pigeon, he traps it. The window in Victors cell is a symbol of freedom because he can look out to something, he can only dream of getting. One of the main symbols is the butterfly knife whose name sounds really innocent and beautiful, until we realize that it is not. It symbolizes Victor and it clearly shows how something that appears so beautiful and innocent can hide something evil and