The Scarlet Ibis Quote Analysis

In James Hurst's story “The Scarlet Ibis” he uses the symbol death and dying to show how one of the characters, Doodle. Breaks all of the expectations that others have for him. He uses this symbol when Brother talks to the reader about how they expected Doodle to die young when he says “Daddy had built a little mahogany coffin for him.” This quote shows how they expected Doodle to die but instead, he ended up living to the age of 5. Another piece of evidence that shows this symbol is when Brother is talking about how Doodle might not be all there and how it's unacceptable he says this when he says “ It was bad enough having an invalid brother but one who was not all there was unbearable so I began to make plans to kill him.”

Guilt is a horrible burden to carry. In "The Scarlett Ibis" by James Hurst, Brother is guilty for the death of Doodle because he let his pride get the best of him. His pride leads him to push Doodle to limits he can not with stand. Doodle is born premature, and begins to crawl at the age of 3 and walk at the age of 5 with the help of his brother. As Doodle progresses, Brother begins to push him more and more. One day a Scarlett Ibis lands on their land and dies. On a stormy day they go out to row a boat and Doodle has to row back against the tide and then collapses when they get to shore. When the storm begins they rush home and as they are on their rush Doodle falls and calls out for his brother but Brother leaves him and later goes back when

This quote shows Brother's pride because he was so embarrassed of Doodle having special needs, he would rather kill him than live with him. The second time the author uses the symbol of death and dying to present the theme of pride is when Brother is trying to teach Doodle to walk. Brother

Beyond the Ibis In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the Scarlet Ibis portrays how people must learn to leave those they love alone through representing Doodle and his struggles in life. To begin, in the middle of the story the Scarlet Ibis sits on a tree in Doodle's backyard, and his parents think how “a storm must have brought it [there]” (Hurst 473). First of all, this quote shows how the storm pushes the bird physically since it ends up in a different region from where it typically lives; symbolizing how Brother pushes Doodle out of his comfort zone, which would represent the bird's typical habitat. Furthermore, this push causes Doodle to perish; Brother forces Doodle too much with his teaching, when he should be letting Doodle rejuvenate.

Brother gets a little brother and they didn't think he would live long. But after a few months they named him William Armstrong. Then Brother names him Doodle, Doodle was surrounded by death ever since he was born. In “The Scarlet Ibis” Brother was a mean brother who didn't like his little brother at first, than when Doodle got an older, brother wanted to teach him to run, fight, and to swim because of his pride, and then Brother starts to feel regret because he pushed Doodle so hard.

¨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.

Brother from the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is motivated by his pride. Brothers pride is motivated to help Doodle walk. Brothers pride pushed Doodle to do good things such as walk but also bad because it pushed him to a breaking point where he couldn’t go further and eventually died. “I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death.” (Hurst 3) Brothers pride is what’s keeping him going. Brother teaches Doodle how to walk because of his pride. The bad side of pride is he didn’t do it out of the kindness of his heart. The whole story is wrapped around Brothers pride. “They did not know that I did it for myself, that pride, whose slave I was…” (Hurst 3) This quote explains

"I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death. " Pride holds the ability to harm others if you do not set limits to what you will do to achieve it. The Scarlet Ibis, a tale written by James Hurst and that takes place in the early 1900s covers this when Brother speaks of his grievous past--precisely, by overworking his delicate younger brother Doodle. Doodle was born with a health condition, causing him to be initially disabled and later on in life, limited. Specifically, he suffered from a heart condition and was physically weak and unable to walk, the doctor had warned that Doodle must be treated gently and avoid extremes in temperature and emotion.

Is it possible to kill a family member with pride? In "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, that is exactly what happened. Brother always wanted a brother, but his new brother Doodle wasn't like most, he was very fragile and couldn't do things that normal boys could? Brother was determined to teach him everything he needed to know so he wouldn't be behind but eventually worked him to hard. He treated Doodle like he was a normal boy that could handle strenuous physical activity. He let his pride get in the way of going back to help Doodle not realizing that Doodle was hurting, when he finally went back it was too late. Since Brother left Doodle alone after Doodle called out for him not to leave him he is guilty of Doodle's death.

The older brother was pushing through with teaching Doodle to walk since he wanted so much to become proud of him. “Pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death.” The older brother thinks. -Hurst 2. This metaphor compares pride to a seed that has two vines, one life and one death, meaning that sometimes good can come from pride, and sometimes bad can come from pride. In this story, the older brother has bad come from his pride, which he unfortunately lets cloud his judgment, and lets his pride make his decisions. He later realizes that pride does not always lead to the best path. They showed their family that Doodle could walk, and instead of feeling happy, the older brother felt guilty because he had not done it for Doodle, he had done it for himself, and his pride. “I did it for myself, that pride, whose salve I was.” Doodle’s older brother thought. -Hurst 3. He compares himself to a salve that belongs to pride, as if he was promoting pride. He was, because he had let it take over his actions,like when he taught Doodle to walk. In The Scarlet Ibis, the theme, it is not good to let pride influence decisions and actions, is shown another way through

The quantities of pride hidden behind Brother’s “good deeds” would not end successfully. From page 5: “There is within me (and with sadness I have seen it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.” This suggests that Brother knows he can be cruel to his brother, and he knows this relates to his love for Doodle. It also demonstrates how he was mean to Doodle plenty of times. How much could he have loved Doodle to do what he did to him? There is no answer, but one thing is true. It was mean. Very mean. From page 12: “I heard Doodle, who had fallen behind, cry out, ‘Brother, Brother, don’t leave me! Don’t leave me!’ My knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened. I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind... Soon I could hear his voice no more” This implies that Brother did indeed have a sense of cruelty, and a very bad one at best. It also shows that his plans to “help” Doodle were only driven by pride and greed. How could someone leave their brother to die only because they could not reach their

The narrator’s authority shines through many times in “The Scarlet Ibis”. Doodle, the narrator’s disabled younger brother, surprises his family by surviving birth, even after a coffin had even been made for him. During a visit to Doodle’s coffin,

In “The Scarlet Ibis,” a short story written by James Hurst, foreshadowing had the greatest impact on the reader in the short story. The story begins with a flashback, the narrator recalls the scent from the graveyard. He says, "The last graveyard flowers were blooming and their smell drifted across the cotton field and through every room of the house, speaking softly of the names of our dead." The narrator uses this to foreshadow Doodle’s death. The author wants the reader to think about who might die, and what will happen in the following part of the story, hence creating suspense. In addition, the author also uses many death related objects to foreshadow Doodle’s death. For example, in the story it states that, “Daddy had Mr. Heath, the

“There is within me … a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction.” James Hurst. Hurst points out that when people love someone, they have the ability to hurt the ones they love, and they are also capable of doing things that can cause them to harm themselves. This idea is complicated, because people are complicated. People can be cruel as well as kind. People can do cruel things yet have caring intentions. “People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn't make them good people or bad people.” David Zayas. In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the narrator, called “Brother” shows this mixed side of being human. In the story, Brother

¨Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.¨ -Oscar Wilde. This quote is shown when the protagonists in ¨The Scarlet Ibis¨ and ¨The Necklace¨ are affecting others because of their wishes to live the lifestyle they desire. Brother from ¨The Scarlet Ibis¨ and Madame Loisel from ¨The Necklace¨ want the best in life but struggle to have it. Brother wants to have a normal brother to do brotherly things but cannot because Doodle has disabilities. Madame Loisel wants to have a luxurious lifestyle but cannot afford one. Both of these characters yearn for things they want in life revealing their values. Madame Loisel's and Brothers thoughts, actions, and how it affects others, reveals their selfish values.