ipl-logo

Scarlet Ibis Thesis

768 Words4 Pages

Why are disabled kids thought of as less then everyone else? In "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, Narrator sees his brother Doodle for the first time and notices that he isn't all that normal. Narrators parents believe that Doodle will die so they named him William Armstorng, which made him sound important. Narrator wants a brother, he wants someone to play with but his mom keeps telling him that Doodle can't do much because of the way he is. One day Doodle smiles at Narrator and that was the small act that made Narrator believe that Doodle was actually all there. Narrator is innocent of Doodles death, he was just trying to be a loving big brother and was trying to give Doodle all the experiences a kid should have. So far in the story, Narrator sees Doodle and notices that he is unique to the whole family. Narrator can tell that his parents think Doodle is going to die because they give him a big important name (William Armstrong). Narrator starts believing that his brother Doodle will die because that name only sounds good in a tombstone. "I thought myself pretty smart at many things,like …show more content…

Narrator and Doodle tell each other crazy stories. Doodle had the craziest stories,he would have people who flew and had wings. Doodle tells his favorite story about a boy named peter that has a ten-foot tail. "Doodle and I spent lots of time thinking about our future.We decided that when we were grown we'd live in old woman swamp"(599). Narrator and Doodle had planed their future together as brothers and wanted to live in old woman swamp. Narrator loves Doodle because he is planning a future with him. Narrator has always had good intentions toward his brother and he wants him to be in his future, that's why they think about their future together a lot. Narrator showed old woman swamp to Doodle as the only beauty he knew and now they are planning their future together, this shows the Narrator does care for

Show More
Related
641 Words | 3 Pages

Doodles brother is responsible for the death of his own brother. Three big reasons that led me to believe this is that he always wanted doodle gone from the beginning, he was ashamed and very embarrassed of having a disabled brother, and that he only helped doodle for his own personal benefit. All of those show why he left his brother in that storm to die. From doodles birth his brother never liked him or cared about him and wanted him gone. One example is “i began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow.”

Read More
573 Words | 3 Pages

The story of Yankee Doodle is a well known story and has a catchy song to it too. You probably remember it as a kid but in the story “The Scarlet Ibis” one of the characters is named Doodle but the story isn't what you think it is. Doodle had a brother that wanted to teach him how to do thing to become more like a normal person because Doodle had this illness from birth. Brother was a good brother to Doodle for trying to help him become a normal person. Brother spent countless hours to try to help Doodle walk and become a normal person.

Read More
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
798 Words | 4 Pages

Being disabled was treated as a negative thing and that it was bad to be different even though Doodle had no power over that aspect of his life. The stigma allowed an opportunity for depth to be added to the characters. It also let us know why some characters acted the way they did, for example the Maman who came from a wealthy family, an inference that could be made from the translation of Rue Deschambault, would find it a disgrace to be associated with Alicia and her deteriorating

Read More
383 Words | 2 Pages

Here is my evidence. First reason the narrator is guilty of Doodle’s death is because he was ashamed of him. This is clearly shown when brother makes the statement on page 347 “I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.” This clearly shows the narrator's shame in Doodle. Another statement

Read More
660 Words | 3 Pages

His hand, trembling, reached out, and when he touched the casket, he screamed.(4)" His brother is very uncaring, and dismisses it as nothing. Doodle is, however, willing to do this if it means his sibling does not leave him. This willingness and drive to be a people-pleaser is a factor of his death.

Read More
371 Words | 2 Pages

The narrator was occasionally cruel to Doodle. The narrator tries to get Doodle to touch the coffin that was built for him when he was born. When Doodle refuses, he threatens, “Then I’ll leave you here by yourself”. Doodle, being young and handicapped, is very dependent on his brother. Being alone terrifies him, and he uses that fear to force his brother to do something that scares

Read More
145 Words | 1 Pages

The next story was The Scarlet Ibis and this story tells us not everyone can do what others can. The relationship was like this because doodle couldn't walk and his brother taught him how. His brother tried helping him do other things, but then it didn't end well. As you can see the relationship between the protagonist is their

Read More
695 Words | 3 Pages

The narrator explains how he brought Doodle everywhere, pulling him in a cart and never leaving him behind, which sets him up as caring. But, the author soon reveals more about the narrator as he shows us the first act of pure cruelty the narrator does- shows Doodle his own coffin. The pure relentless nature the narrator shows as he taunts the fact of Doodle’s almost death as an infant sets up the understanding of just how much the narrator is affected by pride to the reader, showing his own desires take over and get this best of him. The narrator states in the text “...I wanted more then anything else to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with…” setting his own expectations for doodle. But since Doodle cannot fully live up to these expectations, the narrator grows insecure over Doodle’s own disability, making his pride take over and causing the narrator to be cruel to his brother

Read More
281 Words | 2 Pages

The narrator regrets leaving Doodle behind. He would regret leaving him behind because it caused Doodle to die.

Read More
543 Words | 3 Pages

In the novel, “Lord of The Flies,” the author, William Golding, relies on the characterization of Jack to develop the central idea that it is the natural evil and immorality in all humans that ultimately leads to the destruction of a society. Before Jack is even introduced as a character, he is compared to a creature of darkness when Golding describes, “the eye was first attracted to a black, bat-like creature that danced on the sand.” This comparison foreshadows Jack’s true darkness before he was made known to the readers. Jack’s archetype as “The Ruler” is established right from the moment he is introduced. One of the boys, Roger, suggested that they vote for chief but “Jack started to protest”, which demonstrates his desire for control.

Read More
404 Words | 2 Pages

If the Narrator would’ve been nicer and cared more about Doodle, he wouldn’t of been making him run and do a lot of physical things almost everyday and he wouldn’t of took him out the day Doodle died. It is the Narrator’s fault that Doodle died because the Narrator was harsh on Doodle, the Narrator left Doodle behind in the storm, and it was the Narrator’s fault that Doodle died because he kept pushing Doodle to do things he wasn’t supposed to do and couldn’t

Read More
867 Words | 4 Pages

Due to his hurtful actions, inflicted upon Doodle throughout his life, the Narrator feels deep shame for what he has caused. Through the elements of foreshadowing and dialogue, Hurst’s narration reveals the protagonist’s guilt, emphasizing his deep regret over his actions regarding his crippled brother. The Narrator foreshadows the eventual climax of the story through his words regarding his views of pride. He states, “But all of us must have something to be proud of, and Doodle had become mine.

Read More
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
827 Words | 4 Pages

At first the narrator sees Doodle as a crazy frail brother but as we move into the story, we can observe a lot of varying feelings brother has towards Doodle. Brother described Doodle as unbearable, an invalid brother, a brother who was not there at all, so he started

Read More

More about Scarlet Ibis Thesis

Related Topics

Open Document