Brotherly Love And Hate: The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

In “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, symbolism is found throughout the story. The provided passage is a primary example of this, including events and actions that are symbolic. Events in this passage are meant to be interpreted as something more than their literal meaning. The hurricane is symbolic of the narrator’s pride in Doodle. Both the hurricane and the pride could have done good things: the hurricane ending the drought, and the narrator’s pride helping Doodle grow to feel good about himself.

According to Karl A. Menninger, “Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” In “Scarlet Ibis”, Brother and Doodle shared a special bond by the activities and lessons Brother taught Doodle. Brother out of love taught Doodle how to walk, run, and jump even though Doodle was never supposed to be able to do any of those activities. Doodle recieved Brothers love through his actions and Doodle grew in his abilities. In “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Brother feels love, pride, and guilt for how he treated his brother Doodle.

The short story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst takes place in the early 1900's. This book revolves around two brothers, one named Doodle, who is developmentally late, and the other, referred to as Brother, who is the elder of the two. Brother's emotions toward Doodle transforms from positive and affectionate to antagonistic and resentful because he is frustrated with Doodle's disability causing him to act with pride. Brother and Doodle first had a strong relationship, but it soon cracks under pressure.

“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is an amazing story with a fantastic theme. The theme of the story is that family ties us all or the ties between families. I can personally connect to this story and the theme about the two main characters being The Narrator and Doodle. I can personally connect to this story, because in the text, it says, “Doodle was five years old when I turned 13. I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn't walk, so I set out to teach him.” (Hurst) I could personally connect to this quote, because we all have something that our siblings do that embarrass us. My brother has his strange talking that he did everywhere he went. When anyone in my family asks him to stop, his dogged nature causes him to keep

Starting with the brother in "The Scarlet Ibis", his attitude towards Doodle is bitter, he is ashamed of him and attempts to disown him. "He was a burden in many ways. The doctor had said that he mustn't get too excited, too hot, too cold, or too tired and that he must always be treated gently. A long list of don'ts went with him, all of which I ignored once we got home." The brother thinks if he tries to improve Doodle's physical capabilities it will help him fit in with the other kids in Doodle's class. The brother keeps pushing Doodle every day and trying to improve his physical strength without caring about his physical health. He teases Doodle all the time he even showed Doodle his own casket. "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." The brother was unappreciative of Doodle he never realized how kind Doodle could be. However, Doodle idolizes his brother, he looks up to him but is afraid of his brother leaving him behind on their adventures. Doodle looked up to his brother for guidance and love while his brother did not accept him for who he was. Unlike his brother, Doodle was grateful to him and always helping him out even though that is not his

The “Scarlet Ibis” is a short story about a boy born with a medical condition, and his brother, who means well but is self absorbed. The story starts off about a grown man who recalls to the time when his little brother, Doodle is with him. It shows his guilt about Doodle’s death, his sorrow surrounding it, and it reflects on the good times they had together. In the “Scarlet Ibis” Brother is characterized as cruel, caring, and prideful.

Is pride powerful enough to come between two brothers? "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst showes that the Narrator is thinking more about his own pride and less about his brother Doodle. He didn't like the facts that he would have a brother who wasn't all there or who is different from everyone else. Even when he showes Doodle how to walk he didn't do it to help Doodle but for his own pride. The Narrators pride taking over is what killed Doodle in the end and is why the Narrator is guilty of his brothers death.

Siblings may not always get along or like each other, but they must love one another. In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst. Two brothers Doodle and Brother shared many spontaneous, exciting, and fun filled adventures together, Brother showed Doodle many wonderful things. The actions of Brother, the adventures and sights they shared  had a positive effect on Doodles life.

Everyone who has a sibling knows what it feels like to have pride in him/her. However, sometimes people may experience too much pride in the wrong situations. “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst is a story written about the paradox of pride shown by two brothers. A young boy, Doodle, was born in a cual and hasn’t been able to do much. Doodles older brother finds this annoying which cause the other brother to want to change Doodle.

The pride of one brother leads to a cousin’s demise. In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis”, Doodle’s development of his body is irregular: He cannot walk, or do anything physical. Doodle and his mother live with his aunt, uncle, and his cousin; he considers his cousin as a brother, so he calls him brother. Though it is said the brother’s pride was the thing that killed Doodle, the parents’ way of parenting could have lead on to Doodle’s death.

Many people have siblings. There are many silly stories of misadventures through the garden between brothers to the horrid karaoke sessions of sisters. “The Scarlet Ibis” is one of these stories. It is a bittersweet tale spun about the relationship between two brothers, Doodle and Brother. The main reason for this is because of the change of a cherished relationship between brothers to a neglected one. Brother changes from a loving part of Doodle’s life to an angry part of his life because his desire for a “normal” brother overtakes him. The exhaustion of Doodle is a product of the holds of pride and love.

The dangers of cruelty in life ultimately overpower emotions and decisions of higher quality. Difficult decisions are made daily, and the compelling idea of satisfaction leads people to make choices for the sake of themselves. The emotions that potentially can happen because of those decisions are captivating, resulting in cruel outcomes. An author that portrays this idea through a character is James Hurst. In his work, “The Scarlet Ibis”, Hurst develops a relationship between two brothers using the idea that cruelty ultimately overpowers love. The brothers, Doodle and Brother, experience events that cause them to make valued memories, but also break close bonds. Through these experiences, Brother begins to accept his disabled brother, Doodle, for his limitations. Doodle has to be extremely cautious due to his disability, never letting an emotion or feeling become too strong. Some events lead Brother to show affection towards Doodle, but others prompt him to do just the opposite. Hurst uses Old Woman Swamp and the coffin as symbols in, “The Scarlet Ibis”, to assist in demonstrating the highs and lows of Brother and Doodle’s volatile relationship.

We all gain pride once we are born. Pride is a feeling or a deep pleasure or satisfaction in one's achievement. People can be prideful for achieving something they never could accomplish. Sometimes it can be good but it can also be bad. People can be good at something in the moment it's happening.

What is pride? Pride can mean multiple things. When I think of pride, I think that someone accomplished something and they are now prideful. Sometimes it can be,not bad but,not good. Pride can mean multiple things.

What does it mean to be human? To many people being human can mean different things, but it can be broken down into six main traits of shared humanity; relationships, loss, survival, choice, morality, and emotions. These specific traits are what make each individual human. All six traits play an important role in all humans live like shaping them into who they are and how they react to certain scenarios. These traits are used in film and literature to enhance the story and make it more interesting. This essay will be covering how the six main traits of shared humanity are shown in the novel How I live now by Meg Rosoff, short story the Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, and the film Waterboy.