Throughout the story‚ Doodle displayed the traits of being dependent and hopeful. Since Doodle is unable to do many things by himself he is very dependent‚ specifically his older brother. “I put him on my shoulder and carried him down the ladder‚ and when we were outside in the bright sunshine‚ he clung to me crying‚ don’t leave me‚ don’t leave me” (James Hurst pg 353). Doodle’s older brother had to carry him everywhere they went since Doodle could not walk‚ therefore Doodle would depend on his
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short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst‚ we read about a little boy‚ named Doodle who finds the will to survive and looks at the positive things in life with the help of his brother. In this short story there are 3 symbols that represent the theme of the story. The symbols that you will read in this essay are: Flying‚ Peacock and the color Red. All of the story’s symbols are connected with Brother and Doodle. In “The Scarlet Ibis” the color Red is mentioned a lot. Red represents
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it’s gone”. In “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst‚ the narrator’s feelings towards his younger brother‚ Doodle‚ changes after Doodle’s death. The narrator‚ who we only know as Brother‚ treats Doodle with cruelty throughout their childhood because of Doodle’s physical disabilities. Brother‚ afraid that he will be taunted at school for having an impaired brother‚ starts training and teaching Doodle physical activities. The Brother’s feelings change from childhood hatred to regret as he reminisces about
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antagonist of the story‚ Montresor‚ who just so happens to be the main character‚ is about how Montresor got his revenge on Fortunato. On the other hand‚ “The Scarlet Ibis‚” by James Hurst‚ entails Brother realizing how inhumane he truthfully was to Doodle‚ all due to his own selfish pride throughout Doodle’s lifetime. The authors of these two short stories have exceptional talents with symbolism‚ theme‚ and irony even though the plots are quite different. “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Scarlet
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“Doodle was paralyzed‚ so I put him on my shoulder and carried him down the ladder‚ and even when we were outside in the bright sunshine‚ he clung to me‚ crying‚ ‘Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.’” (Hurst) The passage from the story‚ The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst‚ shows how even as the narrator found pleasure in tormenting his younger brother Doodle‚ he still felt a responsibility to Doodle and cared for him. Throughout the story the narrator often forces his weak brother to do seemingly impossible
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“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is about a boy and his disabled younger brother Doodle. In the story‚ the older brother tries to make his Doodle like other kids his age‚ such as being able to walk‚ climb‚ swim‚ and jump around. One day when they were a little ways away from home‚ the older brother becomes angry with Doodle and starts running home‚ abandoning him. As this is happening a storm is rolling in. Doodle‚ depending on his brother very much‚ tries to catch up to him through the rain but
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narrator that is trying to teach his crippled brother Doodle how to walk and he has to learn from it. The narrator displayed selfish and cocky traits throughout the story. The narrator is very selfish because he does not want to have a crippled brother. He did not want a cripple brother so he made Doodle learn how to walk. He is determined to get him to walk because he feels embarrassed to have a brother that is crippled. His method worked because Doodle could walk be he wanted to make him more normal
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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
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birch are two very good stories about two boys‚ Doodle which is the main character from the scarlet ibis and Simon the main character from simon birch‚ they both were born with heart problems and were very very small‚ they were both very adventurous and they loved to play outside of course‚ they had lots of the same character traits. Simon had a very supportive friend and doodle did not Simon’s friend told him was a hero and he would live while Doodles brother didn’t accept him for who he was and wanted
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Doodle‚ a young boy‚ is the scarlet ibis with his limp legs and a small body that is easily broken by stress and pain. “He was all head with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like and old man’s” (Hurst 428). Doodle was clearly a premature baby and could not walk because of his weak heart. As a three month old he was both physically and emotionally detached from the family. Since they thought he was going to die after birth they had a coffin made. But when he lived they kept him in the front
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