Doodle Want To Run Analysis

Was it the narrator’s fault that Doodle died? Yes it was, and there is lots of evidence to back up that view. First of all, had the older brother not been so obsessed with making Doodle normal, than most likely he wouldn’t have been out in the storm in the first place. They are only in the storm because the older brother wanted Doodle to be able to run when he went to school. However, it’s not as kind as it sounds; the brother wasn’t trying to teach him to run because Doodle wanted to. No, the brother was teaching him because he was embarrassed to have a disabled little brother. His pride was the main motivation behind teaching him to run. We see that clearly when they say what words can mend “a cracked pride” at the end of the story. However,