Shared Humanity In The Scarlet Ibis, By James Hurst

In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the author communicates that in life people tend to treat the ones they love with cruelty. He shows this with the characters Brother and Doodle. In literature authors tend to make a story and characters unique or different so that readers don’t read the same thing but get hooked. The story the “The scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is fictional and has unique characters that tell the story. The story is about a young boy having a crippled brother and having to deal with his emotions towards him. He feels ashamed of his brother because he can’t walk. Hurst communicates that in life people tend to treat the ones they love with cruelty.

Foreshadowing, symbolism, and image are all elements which compose style.  All are very important; foreshadowing adds suspense, and symbolism contributes to interpretation.  Image contributes "visual aids" which, also, aid interpretation.  In this classic short story, "The Scarlet Ibis," by James Hurst, foreshadowing, symbolism, and image combine to create a true literary masterpiece.

The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst shows how someone can change his view of a situation over time. In the story, a disabled little boy is born, who comes to be known as Doodle. Doodle’s brother is upset to have a “crippled” brother, which causes him to be cruel to Doodle. Although Brother teaches him to walk, he treats Doodle awfully. As we follow Doodle on his physical journey, we see Brother develop emotionally. On one stormy day, a quest away from their house causes Doodle’s death. This makes Brother extremely distressed. Brother’s manipulation of Doodle caused this unhappiness. Over the course of the story, Brother changes from hateful to guilty to remorseful. This conveys that in a situation where someone holds power over another, that person may intentionally act hateful and manipulative, causing minor guilt, but will ultimately destroy his victim and feel extreme remorse.

Could having too much pride actually kill someone? As "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst moves deeper into the plot, pride came to mind after Doodle's death. Brother had much pride. He learned that sometimes it's not such a great thing to have that much pride all the time. Brother's actions and statements told that he was guilty of Doodle's death throughout the story.

James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” is about selfish pride and reveals that sometimes doing a good thing can be done for the wrong reasons as demonstrated by his use of symbolism. Specifically, Hurst’s use of Doodle suggests that the scarlet ibis is connected to him in many ways. James Hurst’s reference to the scarlet ibis is illustrated when the narrator sets out to teach Doodle to walk, “It seemed so hopeless from the beginning that it's a miracle I didn't give up. But all of us must have something or someone to be proud of, and Doodle had become mine. I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death.” After teaching Doodle to walk the narrator has pride for being able to teach Doodle even though it didn’t seem possible at the beginning, but he is also filled with guilt because he had done something good for a bad reason.

In the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst shows how pride can come back and become regret pretty fast with imagery of red. First Hurst shows us red imagery in "Trembling had pushed himself up turning red, then a soft purple." And this shows how Doodle is trying to crawl around and move like a baby normally would. He also shows that when you push yourself too much it can be bad, but if you keep doing it you can make everyone proud and it will be easier for yourself. Another way Hurst shows us red imagery "He had been bleeding from the mouth, and his neck and the front of his shirt were stained brilliant red." this shows when you push someone to hard or you push yourself to hard it can end up badly. Brother wanted Doodle to be able

According to Karl A. Menninger, “Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” In “Scarlet Ibis”, Brother and Doodle shared a special bond by the activities and lessons Brother taught Doodle. Brother out of love taught Doodle how to walk, run, and jump even though Doodle was never supposed to be able to do any of those activities. Doodle recieved Brothers love through his actions and Doodle grew in his abilities. In “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Brother feels love, pride, and guilt for how he treated his brother Doodle.

“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a story about two brothers, one who had physical and mental disabilities and wasn’t able to do most things that other kids his age could do. Brother would constantly try to make Doodle “normal” by forcing him to do things that he wasn’t supposed to be doing, all because he didn’t want to have a brother who was different. One night during a hurricane Brother and Doodle were running home and Doodle couldn’t catch up so he ended up getting left behind and shortly died. Brother is responsible for Doodle’s death because in the story he admits that he tried killing Doodle before, and he was always rude to him.

A scarlet ibis is a tropical red bird, found in areas between South America and Florida. Birds in the past have been commonly used to symbolize freedom, and soaring beyond human limits, but they also project an aura that is light and delicate. “The Scarlet Ibis” is the title of James Hurst’s short story in which he uses symbolism between the bird and Doodle, an “invalid” younger brother of the narrator. Hurst uses the scarlet ibis as a symbol of Doodle by mirroring their situation, weakness, and beauty to foreshadow the ending of the story. What's created are two characters that hold deeper meaning than what is apparent.

In “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, characters Brother and Doodle have a complex relationship. Most of their problems come from the ableist Brothers pride, towards Doodles disability. Before Brothers influence Doodle was perfect content with himself and his life, until pride started to effect their relationship for better and for worse. Brothers pride was both damaging and reviving for Doodle and his relationship.

Throughout the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst, a theme of negative pride can be evident. This sense of pride is especially affiliated with the narrator, as the story revolves around his brother, who’s eventually downfall was a result of the narrator’s egotism. Overall, pride in this story is interpreted to be a negative thing. To illustrate, when the narrator is pulling his brother in a go-cart, he reflects, “When Doodle was five years old, I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk” (Hurst 557). This piece of evidence shows negative pride, as the narrator is ashamed of his brother because he couldn’t do what normal kids could do. Despite it being a physical disability that Doodle wasn’t able

In James Hurst’s short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,“ James Hurst shows that pride can be both a positive and harmful force by showing how the narrator's pride both positively and negatively affects Doodle. The Scarlet Ibis is about Doodle, a young boy who was born with a defect that stops him from being able to be active like a normal boy, and the narrator, who is doodle’s older brother trying to get doodle to be like a normal boy. Although the narrator is able to get Doodle walking, he pushes Doodle too hard to be like him, and Doodle dies. When Doodle’s family is elated celebrating Doodle’s birthday and him being able to walk because of the narrator, the narrator is ashamed of himself because of the reason why he taught Doodle to walk. “They

“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a short story about a man looking back on his childhood and his experience with his little brother, Doodle. The author uses simile to foreshadow the ending of the story and to show the theme. One of the first examples of is when the protagonist’s parents decide on a name for their child, “They named him William Armstrong, which was like tying a big tail on a small kite,” (Hurst) The simile foreshadows the ending because it is exactly what happens in the ending. After the protagonist teaches his brother how to walk, he decides to train Doodle to fight, run, and swim.

How can people hurt the ones they love the most? In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the narrator, Brother, is embarrassed to find out his brother would be invalid, not like any other normal boy. In this story, the younger was born in a caul which made him special, and it was believed that he would die. However, to Brother’s amazement, William Armstrong lives. Still, Brother was ashamed of having an invalid brother so he tried hard to get Doodle as close to normal as he could, for his own pride. He pushes and pushes his brother until Doodle can no longer do anymore. Brother regrets this when something horrifying happens to Doodle; Doodle dies of exhaustion.

Storms and Sorrow “It’s strange that all this is still so clear to me, now that summer has long since fled and time has had its way,” ( Hurst 595). James Hurst’s short story The Scarlet Ibis is full of symbolism. The use of symbolism does a great deal to add to the tone of the story by allowing large concepts to be depicted simply and subtlety, such as the characters’ emotions and the misfortune that befalls Doodle. The symbols that James Hurst uses range from the colors of the settings the characters are in to the scarlet ibis from which the book draws its name, with many others in between. By far the most important symbol Hurst uses is the ibis, because not only does it foreshadow the death of Doodle and his determination to survive, but shows that both it and Doodle were thrust into worlds where they were incapable to live and thrive.