Doodle In The Scarlet Ibis

Most people would come to believe the fact that an ibis cannot relate to a human being, but that can be proven wrong. Throughout the story, Doodle and the ibis were persistent, yet active, due to the fact that they never gave up. In the story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” by James Hurth, Doodle is a boy who has physical weaknesses, so it is difficult for him to do things that a normal child would be able to do. Most ibis are able to fly, however, the scarlet ibis is not capable because it has its own weaknesses. As Doodle grows up, he gains these negative energies from his surroundings that makes him feel as if he won’t be able to survive as long.

He feels responsible because he believes that he pushed Doodle too hard in making him learn new things. When Doodle can finally walk, Brother does not feel satisfied because he still thinks that Doodle is not normal enough. He teaches him more activities that would make him seem normal. The Brother also feels selfish because he is not satisfied when Doodle learns to walk. Brother likely felt selfish after Doodle dies because he insists that Doodle learn how to walk, run, swim, and climb. Brother felt sad, responsible, and selfish after Doodle’s death. “I began to weep, and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar. Doodle! I screamed above the pounding storm and threw my body to the earth above his. For a long, long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain”(Hurst, 176). This quote shows that Brother feels very sad when he dies because it says that he began to

He made Doodle touch the coffin that would have been his. Brother was going to smother Doodle with a pillow. Brother leaves Doodle behind and is ultimately the cause of his death.

¨At six years old, when his brother is born, the narrator tells the reader that from the first, Doodle was "a disappointment." When he learns that Doodle is possibly mentally and physically challenged, the narrator begins his plan to kill his brother; however, his plans are soon discarded after Doodle smiles at him¨. (James Hurst) The main conflict of "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst is Brother's inability to deal with Doodle's disabilities.

“... the [scarlet ibis] began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated, and amid much flapping and a spray of flying feathers, it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and landing at our feet with a thud. Its long, graceful neck jerked twice into an S, then straightened out, and the bird was still.”(8)

On page 346, Brother forces Doodle to touch the coffin that was built for Doodle and threatens to leave Doodle all by himself if he didn’t touch the coffin. “ Doodle studied the mahogany box for a long time, then said, ‘It’s not mine.’ ‘It is,’ I said. ‘And before I’ll help you down from the loft, you’re going to have to touch it.’ ‘I won’t touch it,’ he said sullenly. ‘Then I will leave you here all by yourself,’ I threatened, and made as if I were going down. Doodle was frightened of being left. ‘Don’t go leave me, Brother,’ he cried, and he leaned toward the coffin. His hand, trembling, reached out, and when he touched the casket, he screamed.” pg 346. This text shows that not only does Brother do cruel things to Doodle out of his own selfishness and pride, but he also does cruel things to Doodle to his amusement. On page 346, he even admits that what he did to Doodle was cruel. “At times I was mean to Doodle.” pg 346. On page 345, Brother plans to kill Doodle by smothering him to death with a pillow when Doodle was an infant, but leaves him to be because Doodle smiles at him, making him realize that Doodle was “all there”. “It was bad enough having an invalid brother, but having one who possibly was not all there was unbearable, so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow.” This quote shows that Brother would go as far as murdering Doodle, because he

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The older brother of Doodle was ashamed of Doodle ever since he was born he actually made plans to kill Doodle when he was a baby. He was rough with Doodle on purpose so Doodle wouldn’t want to go with him. He didn’t do anything for Doodle out of love he did it so he wouldn’t have a crippled brother.

Brother might not have understood but he did and the result of it is Doodle dying. Some people might say that Brother was innocent of killing Doodle, but he wasn't! Brother was being rather selfish and pushing Doodle around. Also, Brother has never really appreciated Doodle.

Brother is Guilty In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst, Brother is guilty for the death of his younger brother William Armstrong or better known as Doodle. Brother is guilty because he was pushing his disabled brother Doodle way past his limits of doing things. Brother also taunted Doodle in many different ways that could stain anyone’s heart and mind for a lifetime. On top of all those things Brother also left his disabled 6 year old brother for death.

Brother was disappointed with Doodles progress before the storm had started. “The knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and the streak of cruelty within me awakened. I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us (Hurst 6).” Doodles biggest fear was being left behind and brother knew that. As soon as brother realised that Doodle was not making as much progress as he had hoped, he thought there was no point in going back to help doodle. Brother was not being compassionate to Doodle and only worried about himself. Doodle ended up dying during the storm because he was left behind. Because of brother’s lack of compassion towards Doodle, Brother does not contain the qualities of a good

The narrator should be responsible for Doodle’s death because he never really liked that fact of having an invalid brother. The narrator says, “ It

Is the older brother good or bad when taking care of doodle? Does he help doodle out of love or pride? In the scarlet ibis the brother is proven too good because he takes the time out of his day to teach doodle to walk and many other attributes, brother is also good because even though the task was hard he never gave up, and finally the last reason the brother shows he is good because he truly cares about his little brother.

Doodle's death Everyone needs to love and appreciate your siblings just the way they are. Unlike the narrator in "The Scarlet Ibis," who teaches Doodle how to walk only you out of selfishness and wants credit for it. Doodle is the narrator's brother in the story "The Scarlet Ibis," written by James Hurst. Doodle has a disability where he can not walk or get overheated or too cold, or he would die.

"The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst is about two brothers, Brother who is nine and Doodle who is two and has a disability. The two brothers, with their family, live out in the country. They have a back and forth relationship, which leads to a terrible disaster. Doodle was always a real sibling to Brother because he was gentle, optimistic, and sensitive.