Who Is Doodle's Journey?

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.

The narrator, Brother, tells the story of Doodle, his brother, and his childhood with all his disabilities; starting off by telling about Doodle when he was a baby and toddler, about how he could not do much for himself for a long time, but eventually learns to crawl. He soon moves onto when Doodle got a little older and Brother would have to take him everywhere he went and how the two would take on the mission of teaching Doodle to walk; they spent almost everyday out in the woods making Doodle stronger and stronger. On Doodle’s sixth birthday, they showed the family what he could do;

Once naming Doodle after three months the father and mother named him, William Armstrong, describing it as the equivalence to a small kite with a big tail. Once the brother of the story decided that name only suited a person of importance that is dead he renames him, Doodle, “Renaming my brother was perhaps the kindest thing I ever did for him, because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.” (24). When the bird landed in their property, it was high up in a tree until it fell down, like how Doodle was high up with the name William Armstrong until it fell down by being renamed “Doodle”. The bird is like the expectations, since it was once so high up till it forcibly fell making it into this lower expectation-- once reaching high, great things now reaching the lowest of standards. In addition, the ibis started to flap its wings when it was in Doodle’s hand, like how Doodle screamed until his fatal experience, “...I heard Doodle, who had fallen behind, cry out, ‘Brother, Brother, don’t leave me!’”

At the beginning of the story, Brother is hateful. Doodle is born and Brother is extremely disappointed by his disabled brother. He always dreamed of having a brother he could run and play with, and

The narrator discovers a scarlet ibis in his backyard, just moments before the ibis dies. The narrator expresses his sorrow for the ibis, mentioning “how many miles it had traveled to die like this, in our yard, beneath the bleeding tree”(562). The narrator comes to realize the struggle the ibis endured to reach their home, despite his sickly state. This foreshadows the feeling of sorrow the narrator would experience when he realizes the similarities between the ibis and Doodle.

“It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree.” (pg 554) “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a short story about two brothers’ struggle with pride and health. Doodle, the physically disabled brother, was never supposed to live past infanthood but he managed. Brother is the prideful narrator responsible for his younger brother’s death. Thus the theme of pride is emphasized in the story through the author’s use of point of view, conflict, and symbolism.

Because of his selfishness, he has taken the life of his brother, torn apart his family, and haunts his own life with guilt as he tells the story as an old man, unable to forgive himself. By claiming that Doodle is his “fallen scarlet ibis,” the narrator allows himself to compare Doodle’s death to the beauty of nature and cope with his heavy conscience (183). Despite the elegance associated with the situation, Brother cannot escape the fact that his selfishness had brought on the death of his red, fragile

The tragic death of Doodle is mourned by the entire family as he was very young at the time of his death. In the story "The Scarlet Ibis" a brother tries to teach his little brother to run, swim, walk, and all the other fun activities young children should get to enjoy. The little brother, Doodle, is crippled as he was from birth. Being in this crippled state makes it quite hard for Doodle to perform these activities, yet his brother pushes him beyond

James Hurst wrote a short story entitled, “The Scarlet Ibis” In “The Scarlet Ibis” the narrator tells the story of his brother Doodle. Doodle began his life with everyone having low expectations for him. As the story progresses Doodle’s growth is described through his brother’s eyes. The author uses characterization and conflict to reveal Doodle’s empathy and impressionability.

“There is a destiny that makes us brothers, None goes his way alone, All that we send into the lives of others, comes back onto our own.” In The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the two siblings, Brother and Doodle are destined to be together, Brother gives Doodle a light and in return Doodle sends it back to him. Set in the country around 1912 to 1919, Brother awaits anxiously for a brother to play with. Once his mother becomes pregnant he is thrilled that he will finally have a sibling to play with. However Doodle is born as a Caul Baby and although he does not die he is severely disabled causing much emotional distress to Brother.

Doodle, a young disabled boy, is a burden to his Brother . Brother, is very ashamed and embarrassed of Doodle. The story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst shows how Doodle is like the Scarlet Ibis. Doodle and the Scarlet Ibis have many of the same conflicts and repeating actions in the story. In “The Scarlet Ibis,” Hurst develops the symbolism, which is shown through birds, death, and the color red shows how fragile Doodle really is during his lifetime.

In “The Scarlet Ibis”, Doodle becomes a surprise to those around him. The author states, “Everybody thought he was going to die- everybody except Aunt Nicey … But he didn’t die, and when was three months old, Mama and Daddy decided they might as well name him.” The family

Many people have siblings. There are many silly stories of misadventures through the garden between brothers to the horrid karaoke sessions of sisters. “The Scarlet Ibis” is one of these stories. It is a bittersweet tale spun about the relationship between two brothers, Doodle and Brother. The main reason for this is because of the change of a cherished relationship between brothers to a neglected one. Brother changes from a loving part of Doodle’s life to an angry part of his life because his desire for a “normal” brother overtakes him. The exhaustion of Doodle is a product of the holds of pride and love.

As a kid, would you ever get in a fight with your sibling making it seem like you two would never be friends again, but then, hours later, you’re sharing a special moment with each other? Well, in the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, the main character had the same dilemma. He went through phases of being cruel and kind to his brother, Doodle. Doodle was born a weak baby and was not thought to survive for very long. He did, but because of his disadvantages as a child, he was very offbeat from other kids. James Hurst uses Doodle’s brother to exhibit how he is both cruel and kind towards his younger brother, Doodle, in his short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”.

“It was bad enough having an invalid brother,” stated the narrator of “The Scarlet Ibis”. (1) Would you have thought your perseverance might actually kill your brother? He didn’t mean to harm doodle, but it lead to death. In the story, the narrator struggles with having a brother who doesn’t quite fit in with everyone else. The narratorś pride helps and hurts doodle.