Scarlet Ibis Character Analysis Essay

They say, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” Truth is,” You knew exactly what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it.” In James Hurst's story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, a young boy proudly commemorate his little brother, Doodle. With feared embarrassment, being ungrateful, he recalls Doodle’s accomplishments. The narrator was ungrateful about Doodle because of Doodle’s health conditions. He didn’t appreciate him till he was gone. Brother, the narrator, has multiple character traits including ungratefulness, dreadfulness, and years passed, he also showed his caring side. Summer’s almost over and autumn is approaching, Brother recalls himself for being ungrateful with his little brother, Doodle. When he was still young, the narrator, wants a baby brother that he can play with. “He was born when i was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment.” (p.416). The narrator was still young when Doodle was introduced to their family. With lack of appreciation, Brother tried to accept his brother’s condition. “... I wanted more than anything else. Someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with…” (p.416) Growing up for the narrator was so hard because he tried to
But after all those years, he finally showed some love and cared for him. “Finally, I could see I was licked. Doodle was my brother and he going to cling to me forever… share with him only beauty I knew, Old Woman Swamp.” Although he hated his brother, somehow he realized that Doodle was his brother by heart and that Doodle loves him so much. Doodle always look forward to his brother. “Doodle told them it was I who taught him to walk, so everyone wanted to hug me, and I began to cry.” He knew it wasn’t out of love, he did it because of how ashamed he was about his brother’s situation. But at the end, he was glad that he taught him. Months passed, they did a lot together. Yet, Doodle is