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Similes In The Scarlet Ibis

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“The Scarlet Ibis,” a short story by James Hurst, incorporates many similes that give the reader a better description of the story. Embarrassed by his crippled brother, the narrarator tries to teach Doodle how to walk, and the first time, Doodle “collapsed onto the grass like a half-empty flour sack” (419). This shows Doodle was not ready to learn how to walk and his brother is asking too much of him. Later, Doodle overcomes this challenge and learns to walk, but that is still not good enough for his brother. After the narrator decides he’s going to teach Doodle how to swim, run, and climb trees, he believes “success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold” (420). Using this simile is a representation of “luck” much like the “luck” that

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