Doodle's Death In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

Imagine if you just learned something new and the person you trust most leaves you at the most important time. Or if you are in a situation where you are learning how to walk and get left behind to die. Well, that is exactly what happened to Doodle in “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. The older brother is responsible for Doodle’s death because he left him behind. The first reason the older brother is responsible for Doodle’s death is because the older brother did not listen to Doodle when he said he was too tired for a lesson, and tried to push him too hard. The older brother was teaching Doodle how to walk because he did not know how. Since the lessons had not been working as well as he hoped, he was pushing Doodle extra hard. For instance, when they were going for a lesson, the author states, “Doodle and I

This proves that if the brothers would have left when Doodle said he was too tired, then they could have made it back home. Because if they would have left right then, they would not have had to run and Doodle would have been able to make it back. The next reason the older brother is responsible for Doodle’s death is because he knew that Doodle was not as capable at keeping up, and was calling for help and he still left him. When Doodle was born, the older brother was seven. Doodle was not expected to live. Doodle could not walk even when he was five. So the older brother taught Doodle how to walk. But he was upset because Doodle was not making as much progress as he had hoped. For example, when they were running away from the storm the author said, “When the deafening thunder died, I heard Doodle cry out, ‘Brother, Brother, don’t leave me! Don’t leave me!’” (Hurst 3). This proves the brother knew that Doodle was calling out for help. When the older brother heard that he should have turned around and helped him, Doodle had not been walking for very long and could not keep