Scarlet Ibis Death Symbolism

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In the story “The Scarlet Ibis,” James Hurst uses hidden signals of death as symbols to enhance the message that false hope can lead to regret. For example just as the guilt started to kick in and Brother waited contemplating his most recent decision he notices, “...the wind had died and it fell straight down like ropes hanging from the sky.” For instance although it may appear as though the only thing being described is the life of a storm coming to an end it also signifies another life coming to an end. To explain, surrounding Brother was a massive, deafening storm which seemed like its rain was endless yet suddenly it goes silent just like Brothers effort to hide from Doodle and Doodles effort to be found. In other words, the storm erupted