A Story about a Man Called Bird

  

The writer defines analytical essay about a man called Bird. His child is born with a brain disorder called Hernia. When the doctors discover the abnormality, their advice is that the child should be let to die. They contemplate feeding the child with sugar and water as an alternative to milk.  Meanwhile as Bird waits for his son to die, he keeps a mistress on the side  The title of this book is relevant as what is included in the body of the story discusses personal matters. In addition, the opening paragraph is very effective. It introduces what the reader should expect within the story. It prepares the reader for the story that follows. The author writes the story in a direct, shameless and frank prose.

The question that the writer is interested in tackling is difficult and complex. However, it is a subject, which is universal because many people from diverse parts of the globe face similar situations every now and then. The matter in hand is how to responds when you have an abnormal child. Many people also have antisocial tendencies like the protagonist. Bird who is the father of the abnormal child is also irresponsible and immoral. When he is faced with this challenge, he “cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe.” He drinks whiskey on daily basis. One may wonder whether he is trying to escape from the overwhelming responsibility of parenthood. He thinks that this might somehow solve the problem. The book is about a man who struggles with negative feelings such as shame and fear because he has fathered an abnormal child. The plot is not is portrayed clearly. The development flows; this is a vital element in any all-successful narration. It reads as if the author is narrating his own experience within the story. He flashed forwarded his experience to the end of the story. It is actually a personal matter.

Character: Bird

The characters appear real hence enhances one’s ability to understand the story. Bird, is only 27 years old and faces personal crisis with the prospects of living his entire life with an abnormal infant. As he struggles with various options before him, his past rises up and reveals itself like a nightmare of self-deceit. The author presents the antagonist in an honest manner that one may wonders whether he is a hero or antihero. The clever construction of the play makes it “a personal matter”. The author shows his skills in use of clever dialogues and epigrams. Other styles that the author has employed are the use of social drama, use of gentle parody and melodrama.