Abusive relationships often lead to regret in the long run. In James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis”, brother takes Doodle for granted, he also takes advantage of Doodle, and he does not accept Doodle for the way he is. The lack of love brother has for Doodle leads him to substantial regret in the end. If you take your partner’s unique characteristics for granted you will later regret it. “He might not, she sobbed, even be all there.” (line 35-36) Mother was so worried about Doodle’s flaws she never took the time to see his strengths. On the other hand Brother wanted Doodle to be able to function the way he does and when Doodle couldn’t, he took it upon himself to harm him. Mother and Brother never took the time to accept Doodle’s unique characteristics. In the end this caused them to both feel heavy amounts of shame. “He looked straight at me and grinned” (line 43) Brother and Mother both were ecstatic that he finally started to acquire traits of a “normal” human being. This is a big moment for the family because before this event, they were never ecstatic about anything he ever did. All the family wanted was for Doodle to just be a normal human being, so when Doodle passed they …show more content…
Since the moment Doodle was born, Bother was always disappointed that Doodle didn’t share the same traits as him. Since Doodle needed a lot of care, Brother didn’t want him to get in the way of his own life. “so I began to make plans to kill him” (line 41) Brother didn’t want Doodle’s disabilities to get in his way, so he just wanted to get rid of him. This reveals Brother’s selfishness and how he only cares about what will benefit himself. “and showed him his casket” (line 103) As the big Brother he should take care and respect Doodle for his disabilities. Instead he took advantage of his sheltered brain and showed him his casket. Even after all the trauma Doodle was put through, he was still loving and loyal to his older