A Character Analysis Of Brother Doodle's Brother
Brother was a very heartless character when his brother Doodle first came into his life. During Doodle’s life his body was slow at developing. He had a heart condition they could not treat, let alone discover it. Brother did not approve of Doodle because he could not do all of the typical “brother” things. He decided he did not need him in his life anymore. “It was bad enough having an invalid brother, but having one who possibly was not there at all was unbearable, so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow” (Hurst 176). A loving or happy child does not usually want to physically kill their sibling and make a to. Brother was very unhappy that Doodle could not run, jump, play, or even walk with him. There is a possibility Brother
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was not accepting of him because his parents attitude and actions rubbed off on him. He was very heartless and selfish until he realized he was going to have to suck it up because Doodle wasn’t going anywhere. Fortunately, Doodle smiled at Brother giving him hope, but he was still cruel. Since the boys were stuck together, they grew to like each other and decided to play together down by the swamp.
There Brother taught Doodle how to walk, swim, row a boat, and so much more. One day, a storm erupted and the boys were forced to run home, but Doodle couldn’t. “I began to weep, and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar. ‘Doodle!’ I screamed above the pounding storm and threw my body above his. For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain” (Hurst 186). In the moment, Brother did not think about how Doodle’s body was not strong enough to run. He ran ahead thinking Doodle was right behind him, but he had fallen. Brother realized he wasn’t coming, ran back to him, and found him on the ground. He wept and was devastated. This is very dynamic because when Doodle was born Brother wanted him dead and out of his life, but here in he wanted him back and didn’t want him to die. Doodle helped Brother change for the better. He became accepting, prideful, and loving. As Brother tells his story he reflects back on his actions and realizes his gradual change. He grew to love Doodle with all his heart, but it just took
time.
was not accepting of him because his parents attitude and actions rubbed off on him. He was very heartless and selfish until he realized he was going to have to suck it up because Doodle wasn’t going anywhere. Fortunately, Doodle smiled at Brother giving him hope, but he was still cruel. Since the boys were stuck together, they grew to like each other and decided to play together down by the swamp.
There Brother taught Doodle how to walk, swim, row a boat, and so much more. One day, a storm erupted and the boys were forced to run home, but Doodle couldn’t. “I began to weep, and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar. ‘Doodle!’ I screamed above the pounding storm and threw my body above his. For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain” (Hurst 186). In the moment, Brother did not think about how Doodle’s body was not strong enough to run. He ran ahead thinking Doodle was right behind him, but he had fallen. Brother realized he wasn’t coming, ran back to him, and found him on the ground. He wept and was devastated. This is very dynamic because when Doodle was born Brother wanted him dead and out of his life, but here in he wanted him back and didn’t want him to die. Doodle helped Brother change for the better. He became accepting, prideful, and loving. As Brother tells his story he reflects back on his actions and realizes his gradual change. He grew to love Doodle with all his heart, but it just took
time.