Summary
The main character, Stanley Pickle is an introvert that lives in his closed world full of his wind-up mechanics he has formed in order to make his life consistent and comfortable. However, one day Stanley acknowledges a girl from outside his window and his comfort zone slowly corrupts. He finds out that this bird of which the girl enjoyed company with has passed away so Stanley modifies the bird in order to make her happy but sadly the operation does not go to plan. This is when sudden realization stricks Stanley that somethings are beyond repair and not everything can be fixed.
Setting
A rural area in the late 20th century
Conflict
Stanley vs himself
Stanley has to let go of his morals he has been holding on to.
Climax
When his operation of reincarnating the bird fails and scares the girl away
Symbol
The forest - makes the girl and Stanley feel free and careless. A place where they can enjoy their moment.
Day/Night (Sunlight) - Stanley's personality changes according to the time of the day. During the day he is acting like a child and shows the more bright side of himself. Howver, at night, he reveals the more darker side of his personality.
Irony
Stanley’s parents turned out to be dead throughout the whole story
Theme
No matter how hard and heartbreaking it might be there is always an end to things and you have to accept it or else you can’t move on to enjoy your life. People at the time may think that consistency is everything but in reality, nothing is promised and nothing can last forever.
