The Scarlet Ibis And Simon Birch Comparison
“The Scarlet Ibis” and Simon Birch have a common story line. Summary of common plot. “The Scarlet Ibis” is a short story that takes place The South: Simon BIrch is a movie that takes place in Maine. The main characters of the short story are Doodle and Brother. The main characters of the movie are Simon and Joe. Although both works share similar plots, there are several difference.
In The Scarlet Ibis, the exposition is when brother (the narrator/antagonist), begins to tell the story of Doodle (Brother to the narrator/protagonist). Doodle was born disabled and the doctors did not believe he would live very long, but he did. He soon learned to crawl, then his dad made him a cart that the narrator had to pull Doodle around in. After a while, the narrator gets tired of pulling him everywhere and becomes determined to make his disabled brother walk …show more content…
You see these characteristics when the narrator pushes Doodle to unrealistic standards, with the knowledge of his weak heart. As the story progresses, you see the narrator’s true colors. He keeps pushing Doodle over his limits, he teases him, and continually puts him down. He was not supportive of the progress Doodle was making, he believed he should be farther along than what he was. He then, frustrated, leaves his brother behind, resulting in Doodle’s death. In “Simon Birch” the exposition started when Simon was born with a disability. Simon Birch was born to an uncaring, rude family in Maine. His family did not want him because he was so different They did not think Simon would live very long, but he did. He functioned like many other children for a long time. He was judged by many others, adults included. The church discriminated against him, even though Simon was very religious and believed that everything that happened to him was God’s plan for him. In the end, Simon lost his life because he pushed his body over its limit, as did
In The Scarlet Ibis, the exposition is when brother (the narrator/antagonist), begins to tell the story of Doodle (Brother to the narrator/protagonist). Doodle was born disabled and the doctors did not believe he would live very long, but he did. He soon learned to crawl, then his dad made him a cart that the narrator had to pull Doodle around in. After a while, the narrator gets tired of pulling him everywhere and becomes determined to make his disabled brother walk …show more content…
You see these characteristics when the narrator pushes Doodle to unrealistic standards, with the knowledge of his weak heart. As the story progresses, you see the narrator’s true colors. He keeps pushing Doodle over his limits, he teases him, and continually puts him down. He was not supportive of the progress Doodle was making, he believed he should be farther along than what he was. He then, frustrated, leaves his brother behind, resulting in Doodle’s death. In “Simon Birch” the exposition started when Simon was born with a disability. Simon Birch was born to an uncaring, rude family in Maine. His family did not want him because he was so different They did not think Simon would live very long, but he did. He functioned like many other children for a long time. He was judged by many others, adults included. The church discriminated against him, even though Simon was very religious and believed that everything that happened to him was God’s plan for him. In the end, Simon lost his life because he pushed his body over its limit, as did