Like when he gave him the armadillo that Ben gave him. Simon also didn’t have very loving parents who didn’t care what he did but in Doodle’s case he had loving parents who cared about him. This affected Simon a lot he only wanted his parents to love him. In these stories two unordinary people defy the odds and prove people wrong.
The first difference that Doodle and Simon have are their role models. In "The Scarlet Ibis" Doodle's brother is his mentor and he is ashamed of
In the story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, the author, James Hurst, used a scarlet ibis to symbolize Doodle. The scarlet ibis in the story was an injured bird that was weak just like Doodle. Throughout the story Doodle shows that he is also gullible and a big dreamer along with being weak. Doodle from “The Scarlet Ibis” is gullible, weak, and a big dreamer.
The only difference was Doodle did learn to overcome this, on the other hand the Bird did not. “When Doodle was five years old. I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk.” (pg.388) The Scarlet Ibis and Doodle both struggled when interacting with what was normal for their species.
Although Simon Birch and Doodle seemed to be different in many ways, they shared some significant similarities. Simon and Doodle shared similar relationships with others around them. Both of them had a special relationship with their best friend. Doodle and Brother became closer as Brother
He sits in the porch of the house and looks at the flower garden and sometimes when he sits in the green draped parlor a grindstone begins to turn and with all its changes ground away, he remembers Doodle(416).Later in the story, doodle is born and Henry, along with his parents, are happy at first then quickly devastated at what the doctor told him. He says to them that he can't get too excited,hot or cold,or tired and must be handled with care for his skin is very sensitive(417). Henry says that doodle is a burden in many ways. He dragged his brother to a place he thought was beautiful in its own way, old woman swamp. He showed Doodle his mahogany coffin and threatened to leave him if he didn't touch it.
The Complex Relationship between Brother and Doodle Pride, will always be the longest distance between two people, the reason of betrayal, and even death. In the Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst describes Brother as a slave of pride unable to establish a real relationship with Doodle. The Scarlet Ibis, narrates the complex relationship between the narrator and his physically ill brother Doodle. Pride always invades the weak bond between the two brothers and leads them to a tragic end.
Doodle was supposed to die at a young age but did not. Also, this theme is shown when Brother says, ”One day I took him up to the barn loft and showed him his casket, telling him how we all had believed he would die” (James Hurst 6). This action shown by Brother was very dismay. Brother is very condescending and arrogant for showing Doodle his casket. He already knows he is not “normal” like everyone else
What he found did not please him, and he panics upon his discovery of Doodle’s limp body, crying out for him as he held Doodle in his arms. The narrator calls for Doodle, saying “Let’s go, Doodle” (564). Upon not receiving an answer, he lifts his head to discover Doodle “had been bleeding from the mouth, and his neck and front of his shirt were stained a brilliant red” (564). The narrator cries out “Doodle! Doodle!”
Since the narrator did not follow the rules, Doodle died. The end of summer was approaching, and autumn was beginning to show. It was then that William Armstrong, or Doodle, was born into the world. Doodle was not like most children; Doodle was 'special'.
The quote “He seemed all head with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man’s”, Gave the reader a view of how fragile Doodle’s body is. They thought at first, he was not going to make it, but he ended up surviving. When the mom explains to the older brother, Doodle is different and will not be able to do things that other kids do, he is then disappointed at having Doodle as his brother. He wants to be able to do things with Doodle, like he would be able to do with the other kids,
Moreover, the narrator refers to Doodle as “my fallen scarlet ibis” which shows that the scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle. After the death of his brother, the narrator realizes his error. His pride is what kills his brother, blinding him from Doodle’s struggles. He and the readers are taught a lesson as pride is a strong emotion that must be managed or the consequences of arrogant pride could be critical. Consequently, the use of flashback further assists in the development of the
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.
I cried, shaking him, but there no answer but the ropey rain. He lay very awkwardly, with his head thrown far back, making his vermilion neck appear unusually long and slim. His legs, bent sharply at the knees, never seemed so fragile, so thin.” This happens in the story when Doodle died after his brother made him run and his body gave up
Hurst shows the narrator’s remorse of leaving through his use of somber words. After the narrator discovers Doodle’s deceased body, he uses cacophonous, and sorrowful, words, such as “weeping,” “tear-blurred,” “crying,” and “fallen,” to describe the massive regret he had for leaving behind Doodle. The narrator fell into hysteria as he was unable to control his intense crying, so the diction used only could be cacophonous. As a result of Doodle’s death, the narrator and his family left their house at some point in time after the event because the loss of a family member must have had a depressing effect on the atmosphere within the home. After an extended period of time, the narrator returned to his childhood home, despite the painful nostalgia
