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Summary Of Brother In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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Brother the main character in the the Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst has many problems. Most of these problems relate to his brother Doodle who is physically challenged. Throughout the story Brother tries to help Doodle with his weaknesses, but forgets to care about his own. Brother's mistreatment of Doodle eventually allows Brother to recognize his own weakness. First of all, when brother teaches Doodle to walk he decides to teach him to, "Swim until he turned blue and until he couldn't lift an oar"(Hurst 180). This shows Brothers weakness of over committing. Brother pushes Doodle too far just to achieve one simple goal. Not only does Brother make Doodle swim and row, but he also makes him run until he can not anymore. Second of all, Brother
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