Thesis For The Scarlet Ibis

Pride’s Demolition of Lives Unfortunately, “Sometimes we create our own heartbreaks through expectations.” In Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis," the unique narration and diction is used to convey the danger of pride, as symbolized by Doodle's inspirational yet devastating struggle to live up to his brother's unfair and unrealistic expectations. Throughout this paper, you will see just how different handicapped people’s expectations are for themselves than the people’s expectations around them. “The Scarlet Ibis” shows that handicapped people are seen as different “creatures” than normal human beings. Brother expresses this when he asks Doodle, “Do you want to be different from everybody else when you start school?”. But Doodle replies with, “Does
As Brother explained about Doodle, “He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment.” Only because he couldn’t walk and a few other unfortunate things he couldn’t do, he was seen as a disappointment by his Brother- the one person that should love him with all of his heart. Brother was expecting someone that he could run, jump, and play with, but instead he got a sibling that couldn’t do any of those activities, so he was disappointed with his misfortune. Brother even tried to treat him as if he were a normal person just to try to keep his pride untouched, because he couldn’t have a disabled family member. To keep his ego intact, Brother played with William the way any brother would play with their brother. The doctor specifically told the family certain don'ts with Doodle, but Brother ignored all of them once his parents were out of sight. Brother admits to this when he mentions, “He was a burden in many ways. The doctor had said that he mustn't get too excited, too hot, too cold, or too tired and that he must always be treated gently. A long list of don'ts went with him, all of which I ignored once we got out of the