ipl-logo

Doodle In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

1077 Words5 Pages

“THE SCARLET IBIS” Page 1 In In James Hurst's short story “ The Scarlet Ibis,” two brothers one named Doodle and the other one unnamed. Doodle is born weak and can not even pick himself up till he is two years old then gets put in the living room. The two brother spend a lot of time together go to Old Womans Swamp. The narrator is embarrassed of his younger brother so he decides to teach him to walk out of pride. Then his pride makes him do more and more till it eventually …show more content…

When they finally get back to shore Doodle collapse and the narrator knows that he has failed. It begins to storm and they are running through the rain and Doodle begins to fall behind and the narrator says, “The 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 …show more content…

The drops stung my face like nettles, and the wind flared the wet glistening leaves of the bordering trees. Soon I could hear his voice no more.” this means that the narrator doesn’t care about Doodle and only cares about himself. The only reason he was helping Doodle was so he didn’t have a crippled brother. Even though he came back for Doodle it is too late and Doodle is already died. The Scarlet Ibis symbolizes Doodle because when he was born he was not supposed to live and the Scarlet Ibis was not supposed to be their either. Also when Doodle dies he is symbolized by the bird because the bird was red and Doodle was covered in blood (he was also very red when he was born) which was red and they said the Scarlet Ibis had a long neck and the narrator described Doodle as having a long

Show More
Related

Summary Of The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

363 Words | 2 Pages

In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Doodle’s older brother is responsible for his death because he hated having a crippled brother and he was selfish. The older brother was embarrassed to have a crippled brother. He ran away, leaving Doodle feeling a bit cruel. Doodle and his older brother found a dead scarlet ibis in their yard. They went together to bury it.

Read More

Scarlet Ibis Symbolism

582 Words | 3 Pages

After the scarlet ibis died, Doodle claims that he wants to bury it, but his mom doesn’t allow him to touch the bird. Doodle finds a way to bury the scarlet ibis anyway. The author writes, “He took out a piece of string from his pocket and, without touching the ibis, looped one end around its neck. Slowly, while singing softly "Shall We Gather at the River," he carried the bird around to the front yard and dug a hole in the flower garden, next to the petunia bed.” This introduces the correlation between the scarlet ibis and Doodle, because of how intrigued and how much he cares about the scarlet

Read More

Scarlet Ibis Pride Quotes

488 Words | 2 Pages

So this why I think the narrator's intentions were true a first then later it became for his own satisfaction. If he accepted for who he was and not what the narrator wanted maybe he still would have been alive till this date. It's also true that if it wasn’t for the narrator doodle wouldn’t be able to walk but at least he would be

Read More

Twisted Pride In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

388 Words | 2 Pages

Twisted Pride "Pride is such a double-edged sword, self-Worth on one edge and ego on the other.” In James Hurst’s short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” he writes about an older brother who is overpowered by his pride. Brother has a younger brother named Doodle who is physically disabled. Brother teaches Doodle how to walk, but only because he was ashamed of Doodle not being a normal boy. Brother’s pride had both positive and negative effects.

Read More

The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst: Summary

397 Words | 2 Pages

“The Scarlet Ibis” was written by James Hurst. The story was about a crippled boy and his unloving brother. The narrator was the crippled boy’s brother. The narrator did loving and thoughtful things, but for selfish reasons. Doodle was a shameless and needy character.

Read More

Scarlet Ibis Compare Contrast Essay

855 Words | 4 Pages

He found the end of his brother which disappointed him so much that he left him alone in the storm. He weeped that doodle was dead but he also weeped because it was his fault that his brother died. He finally regretted being

Read More

Character Analysis Of Doodle In The Scarlet Ibis

623 Words | 3 Pages

The narrator of the story, The Scarlet Ibis, Doesn't give his name, but he tells about his time with his brother, Doodle. Doodle is a complex character in many ways, he was born a cripple but was, by some accounts, blessed, and Doodle also had the element of being a genius for his circumstances. On October 8, 1911 Doodle was born with a heart condition that left him physically and mentally disabled, and wasn't expected to live past infancy, but, by defying the odds, Doodle survives his first few years of his life. Some of the characters believe that this is because when he was born, he had been born in a caul. Which leads to the fact that, Doodle, was very smart and soon learned to talk and even walk.

Read More

Significance Of Doodle In The Scarlet Ibis

452 Words | 2 Pages

In the “Scarlet Ibis”, the scarlet ibis is a metaphor for Doodle because they both share similar traits and circumstances. When Doodle and his brother first see the bird, it was in a tree with its “long legs... perched precariously. Its wings hung down loosely, and as we watched, a feather dropped away and floated slowly down.” Similar to the bird, Doodle has problems moving his lower body and his legs are awkward until his brother teaches him how to walk. In addition, the bird doesn’t seem to be healthy and normal, just like Doodle.

Read More

Presidencies Of John F. Kennedy And Lyndon B. Johnson

858 Words | 4 Pages

In the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson times were extremely confusing. Domestically, the civil rights movement was in full effect and the war in Vietnam was raging overseas. Another major implication on these two mens presidencies was the Cold War and the fight for democracy to rule over communism around the world. Thus, many of the stances these two presidents had on Vietnam involved being aggressive in the war and not letting communism defeat the “free” world. Their decisions were both aggressive and extremely stubborn when the scope of the war began to take shape.

Read More

The Scarlet Ibis Theme Essay

707 Words | 3 Pages

The scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle. “It lives in the tropics. How many miles it has traveled to die like this, in our yard, beneath the bleeding tree,” (424). Doodle, like the scarlet ibis, does not belong in his environment. He is mentally and physically impaired, which makes him different and stand out.

Read More

The Scarlet Ibis Symbolism Essay

770 Words | 4 Pages

The quote said “he was looking up into the tree”. “It’s a great big red bird” he called”. Later after Doodle said that, the bird fell through the tree and died. While everyone looked at the Scarlet Ibis, the reader can see a similarity in the bird and Doodle. They were both weak and Doodle was born a shade of red, as the Ibis is.

Read More

The Narrator Causes Doodle's Death

618 Words | 3 Pages

"Doodle Doodle! I cried shaking him but, there was no answer just the ropy rain"(426). In conclusion, the narrator in "The Scarlet Ibis" causes his brother's death by getting him too excited, pushing him too hard, and by leaving him when he knows how bad his condition is. The narrator did not realize it but, life can change in a split second. In the end, the narrator shelters Doodle just like Doodle shelters the Scarlet Ibis when it

Read More

Literary Analysis Essay On The Scarlet Ibis

867 Words | 4 Pages

“The Scarlet Ibis” Literary Analysis Essay As the protagonist unfolds his tale, he paints a picture of himself initially as a malevolent force, planning the smothering death of his crippled brother, to a bully, force-teaching Doodle to walk to satisfy his own ends, and finally a neglectful older brother whose acts lead to Doodle’s demise. It is the central event of his brother’s death that gives full meaning to the title, “The Scarlet Ibis.” In this short story by James Hurst, the author conveys the Narrator’s guilt over Doodle’s life and, more importantly, his death.

Read More

Doodle's Death In The Scarlet Ibis

706 Words | 3 Pages

Given all the evidence in the story there’s no doubt about it that Doodle’s death was because of his brother’s dislike for him, self-pride, and decisions when Doodle needed his brother most. The Narrator is responsible for his brother, Doodle's, death because he never really liked him to begin with. William Armstrong (Doodle) was born a disabled child when the narrator was 6 years old. The narrator was wishing for a brother that he would be able to do things with and have fun with, but when the narrator was

Read More

The Scarlet Ibis: The Complex Relationship Between Brother And Doodle

827 Words | 4 Pages

When the storm hits, the two brothers run back to the house but Doodle can not keep up and brother taken over by pride leaves him there alone. That powerful pride that brother has, always breaks his bond with Doodle, after the failed lesson they just had, he gives up on his brother. The narrator, clearly has a lot of things going on inside his head, lost he just leaves him there because of his failure and an inside pride. “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.

Read More

More about Doodle In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

Related Topics

Open Document