Summary Of The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

Brother deliberately killed Doodle because in the story it says, “He was ashamed of having an invalid brother.” Brother intentionally showed Doodle his casket because everyone knew he was going to die. Brother wanted to kill Doodle because they went up to the loft and Brother showed Doodle his casket and told

Brother didn’t want to kill Doodle is happened in a freak accident and he was just trying to make the best of what Doodle had. In the beginning of the story Brother and Doodle go to the casket, that was made for him at a young age because no one thought he was going to live very long. When the approached the casket Brother made Doodle touch the casket. “His hand, trembling,reached out, and when it touched the casket he screamed.” (H.13) In the context of the rest of the story this single act gave Doodle confidence that he had already exceeded the limits

The older brother of Doodle was ashamed of Doodle ever since he was born he actually made plans to kill Doodle when he was a baby. He was rough with Doodle on purpose so Doodle wouldn’t want to go with him. He didn’t do anything for Doodle out of love he did it so he wouldn’t have a crippled brother.

He always thought of him poorly. Shortly after Doodle was born, Brother was plotting this "... so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow" (595). This quote is a huge indicator that Brother killed Doodle! Brother has obviously not liked Doodle from the beginning.

He was only considering how Doodle’s situation would affect his own, and the dissatisfaction and disappointment he felt when he heard that his brother wasn’t normal. More on the topic, when Brother and Doodle were running home during a dangerous storm, Brother reveals, “The knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened” (353). Here, Brother seems disastrously selfish. He leaves his handicapped brother Doodle, alone during a frightening storm -- due to his astringent feelings about his plans not taking shape. Again, he does not

Brother is guilty for Doodle's death because his first dissapointment lead to a dark thought. Brother thinks that," It was bad enough having and invalid brother..., so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow" (595). Even though Brother was six years and Doodle was barely born, Brother already felt disappointed in Doodle. Brother knows that Doodle could not be the younger sibling Brother wanted, he decided that killing Doodle would be the only solution. Maybe, throughout both of them growing up, Brother

The biggest reason Brother is guilty for Doodle's death is when he taught Brother to walk. Doodle at five years-olds could barely stand on his own two feet. "Finally one day, after many weeks of practicing, he stood alone for a few seconds" (598). Now because Doodle can walk, Brother thinks Doodle can accomplished many more things like swimming and climbing trees. Brother didn't do it to help Doodle though, he it did for himself. He was completely embarrassed by Doodle. Brother, driven by his pride, helped Doodle everyday hoping that he would learn to be a better person.

The narrator in the story causes Doodle's death because he happens to be disappointed. In the story, Brother tries to take advantage of the kind, caring nature of Doodle and is cruel because he thinks of Doodle as a letdown. "He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment", Exclaims Brother (416). Be concise, Brother views Doodle as a shame, because Doodle is physically inept and Brother always wanted a little normal brother that he could play

He made Doodle touch the coffin that would have been his. Brother was going to smother Doodle with a pillow. Brother leaves Doodle behind and is ultimately the cause of his death.

When Doodle was alive, he had many rules that had to be followed to ensure his safety and although Brother new of the precautions, he didn't follow them, which made him guilty. Brother would only follow them if he was around the house and possibly being looked after by a family member. "As long list of dont's went with him, all of which I ignored once we got out of the

Even though Brother is being cruel and his motivation for acting that way is bad, it’s proven that brother still cares for Doodle. There are times when Brother is cruel to Doodle and this is present when Brother shows him his casket, “..telling him how we all had believed he would die.... Doodle studied the mahogany box for a long time, then said, ‘It’s not mine.’

At the beginning, Doodle had been very hesitant to go along with his brother’s plans. He tried to argue with his brother. “I can’t walk, Brother,” Doodle said. “Who says so?” He demanded. “Mama, the doctor, everybody,” uttered Doodle. “Oh, you can walk,” The narrator said.” Shortly after that, Doodle began to follow the narrator’s orders and self ambitions. Soon, the narrator had acquired too much ambition, putting Doodle at risk. This is evident with Doodle’s constant cry, “don’t hurt me, Brother.” Little did the narrator know he would be pushing his brother too far. Later in the story, the narrator let his ambition overcome him and decided to keep on pushing his brother. He did not want a brother who could not do what other normal schoolboys could do. He admits to himself, “the knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened.” He believed what Doodle could not do would greatly affect him and his social

The only thing that the Brother wanted was a sibling with which he could play with. But when Doodle arrived all of his hopes were shattered. As a result, he makes Doodle pay for it on many occasions. He makes him touch his own casket that was laying in the lay loft being reserved for

Hurst utilizes foreshadowing to demonstrate how the brother’s selfishness and pride leads to the death of Doodle. Not long after Doodle was born, the mother explains to the brother that Doodle might be mentally handicapped as well as physically handicapped. The brother could not accept the fact that his brother is different, so he “began to make plans to kill him [Doodle] by smothering him in his sleep” (Hurst 1). From the very beginning, Doodle’s brother is unable to except the fact that his brother is not normal and never will be. His selfishness and pride leads him to want to kill

In the text the narrator states ¨It was bad enough having an invalid brother, but having one who possibly was not all there was unbearable, so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow¨ (Hurst, 351). This quote from the text proves the narrator hated his younger brother, and even went so far as to make plans to kill him because he could not stand to have a disabled brother. The narrator even went so far as to say, “The knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened” (Hurst, 360). This textual evidence helps demonstrate the contempt and anger the narrator felt for his brother. This anger, contempt, and shame that the narrator felt for his brother, Doodle, was the reason that the narrator killed his