The defendant is responsible for Doodle’s death. The brother left Doodle in the rain‚ he overworked Doodle until he was exasperated‚ and Doodle’s brother never let him stop until he reached his goal. The brother left Doodle in the rain where he was helpless. “Soon I couldn’t hear his voice no more.” said the brother (Pg. 6). In the case Doodles brother left him in the storm and ran until he no longer could hear Doodle’s voice calling for him. I was talking with the defendant and he said “I ran
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horrible things for his younger brother Doodle. Doodle was different. He was born with a caul‚ his head was big‚ his body was red and shriveled‚ he was supposed to die at a young age‚ and he couldn’t walk. All the narrator wanted was a normal brother‚ obviously he didn’t get what he wanted. In the story the narrator does a lot of cruel things to doodle. He makes doodle do things he doesn’t want to do. Sometimes just cause he was annoying or he wanted to scare him. “Doodle studied the mahogany box for a long
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motifs‚ and foreshadowing. Doodle‚ the young boy was born in a cual and wasn’t thought to survive he looked very strange when he was born‚ “ He seemed all head with a tiny body‚ which was red and shriveled like an old man’s” The mention of red is throughout the story leading up to the appearance of the ibis‚ as the story continues on we see more possibilities of how Doodle is going to meet his end. Red and death are brought up in contrast to happy memories of Doodle‚ almost representing the ibis
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Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst tells the story of a young boy‚ Doodle‚ who despite being born with several disabilities and low expectations in life was still full of joy and a desire to still live a happy life. Most people in Doodle’s life had little hope for him. His brother‚ however‚ wasn’t going to have a weird younger brother so he set out to change him. Brother’s determination to “help” him leads to Doodle getting pushed past his limits and dying. The author shows this in the theme “Don’t try
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named Doodle. Brother is ashamed of Doodle’s shortcomings and pushes his physical strength often during their childhood. One stormy day‚ Brother’s cruelty‚ pride and impatience spurred him to abandon Doodle in the rain. Upon returning to the place he left Doodle‚ Brother was met with the sight of Doodle’s corpse—bloody‚ pallid and curled up in the rain. Throughout the passage‚ Brother’s behaviors were primarily egotistical and self-motivated. At six years old‚ he machinated to murder Doodle‚ though
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he just wants him to be normal. In the story‚ the narrator teaches Doodle how to walk. Not because he cares about Doodle‚ but because he is embarrassed of him. “They did not know that I did it for myself”‚ (pg434‚ L181-L184). He only helped Doodle for his own selfish reasons. The narrator didn’t want to be seen with a handicap brother‚ so he encouraged or forced Doodle to walk and act like a regular kid. So he didn’t help Doodle out of brotherly love but out of being egoistic and caring what people
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ways. Doodle is a kid that has a brother that wanted him to be able to walk‚ and he kept making Doodle try. Doodle can’t walk because he has a disorder‚ and he is expected to die soon. In the story Doodle touches a dead bird called the scarlet ibis which is very gentle just like Doodle. The bird was dead because it flew through a storm that brought it up to Doodle’s house. The theme is pride can make us do things we later regret. It’s this because Doodle’s brother pushed him to hard and doodle ended
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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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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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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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