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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Ibis"‚ Lennie and Doodle‚ have similar dependencies‚ yet are completely different people. The writers of the book Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbech‚ and the writer of "The Scarlet Ibis"‚ James Hurst‚ outline characters that in certain characteristics‚ are almost exactly like or completely opposite. It is easily seen while reading these works the instant connection between these characters. One of the first things noticed about a character is their physical features. Lennie and Doodle have many physical
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coffin for Doodle because they thought that he wasn’t going to survive. “He seemed all head‚ with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man’s‚” (158). Later on when Doodle turns six‚ the narrator takes him to the loft barn where Doodle’s coffin is kept. His coffin was layered in Paris green. The narrator told Doodle that the coffin was for him but Doodle doesn’t believe him. The narrator also tells Doodle if he doesn’t touch the coffin‚ that he is going to leave him‚ Doodle is very
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the story The Scarlet Ibis‚ Brother tried to teach Doodle to walk in order not to make him embarrassed.He finally succeeded. Later‚ he wanted more and asked doodle to learn to swim‚ to run and to do everything that normal kids could do. So it comes to the question: is it is the brother’s fault that caused the sad ending and do the motives matter in the end though you are doing something good?It looks conflicting in the story. Brother taught Doodle to walk with selfish motivation‚ but he succeeded
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plan to train Doodle ultimately failed‚ and in a quick moment of cruelty and selfishness based on his bitter pride‚ he left Doodle to die by leaving him behind in a thunderstorm (Hurst 475). Brother‚ in the end of the story‚ leaving Doodle behind to be dead because of his hurt pride in knowing that his plan to train him failed is ultimately symbolism for how one’s pride can eventually bring down others. Since Brother’s pride in himself was based around his success in training Doodle to be an ideal
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uses the go-cart Daddy built for Doodle to symbolize two different meanings. In the beginning‚ the go-cart symbolized Doodle’s limitations and disability. For example Hurst writes‚ “…Daddy had built him a go-cart and I had to pull him around.” (Hurst 556). This shows how the go-cart limited Doodle early on in the novel‚ but as Doodle begins to walk and overcomes more setbacks the go-cart begins symbolizing his accomplishments. As displayed in the quote‚ “…Doodle had learned to walk well and his go-cart
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pride. In the end guilt takes over‚ bringing out the brother’s love for Doodle‚ even though Doodle was the exact opposite of what his brother had wished for. "The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story about a boy and his malformed brother‚ named Doodle. Doodle’s brother wants to have a regular brother‚ so he teaches Doodle how to walk‚ he pushes Doodle on‚ so he can be a regular kid. He pushes Doodle on to an extreme‚ and kills Doodle in the process. Doodle’s brother acted out of pure selfishness‚ greed‚
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brother? Do you have a big brother? If so then I know you will agree with me. He is not responsible for doodles death. Because he loved him. He pulled him around in a cart everywhere he went. He taught him to walk. He played with him. He cried when he died and didn’t want him to die. That is why he is not responsible for his death. Many of you may wonder why I Don’t think he’s responsible for doodles death. Well here’s why. “At first i just paraded him around the pizza‚”pg 386. Why would he pull him
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nicknamed Doodle: “Renaming my brother was perhaps the kindest thing I did for him‚ because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.”(68) Brother thinks that he’s done something kind for Doodle‚ but his Aunt Nicey disagrees saying “caul babies should be treated with special respect since they might turn out to be saints.” (66) Brother went on calling him Doodle anyway. Since Doodle couldn’t walk‚ Brother had to drag him around in a go- cart‚ he ended up having to take Doodle everywhere
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In the story‚ the Scarlet Ibis‚ “Doodle” was born red and shriveled‚ with a big head and tiny body‚ and was physically and mentally disabled. Over time‚ his brother helps him accomplish things never thought possible. Doodles innocence was lost in a storm. His brother was redeemed when he thought of “Doodle” before himself. The paradise lost is when innocence is lost in the “Ibis” and the Bible. In the “Ibis” “Doodle” is the innocence and when he dies‚ the innocence is lost. The innocence
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