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    Someone will always die and they will have a funeral, but can you imagine losing someone close to you? How about you brother? In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” there are many situations when death is among Doodle and his body. James Hurt wrote the story the “Scarlet Ibis” about a boy that was suppose to be a miscarriage and even the doctor said that he would not survive. He lives on with his brother to help him through his adventurous life. The brother is very ashamed that his young brother came

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    or achieving something special”. Our pride can be sabotaged by our own selfish emotions, and this occurred in the book The Scarlet Ibis. Big Brother’s pride drug him down but also motivated him. Pride is part of the main theme of The Scarlet Ibis, and the entire theme is, “Pride is a wonderful terrible thing, a seed that bears to vines, life and death.” Finally, The Scarlet Ibis tells us about ourselves and our own pride. Pride can be written well in stories, but it also does happen to us in real life

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    Author James Hurst delivers his main message through the story "The Scarlet Ibis" by symbolizing a bird to represent a disabled child. His central idea of the story is that every single life counts no matter what happens. From the beginning of the story, on the first page paragraph eight, the narrator said," Renaming my brother was perhaps the kindest thing I ever did for him, because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle". At this point of the text the narrator wanted to rename his

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    meaning. Authors use symbols to elaborate on the aspects of the story and give it a double meaning. In “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the author uses many symbols to help develop the character’s emotions and feelings. Hurst used the symbols of the scarlet ibis and the story of Peter and the Peacock to represent Doodle and foreshadow how his life will unfortunately end. The scarlet ibis, a majestic red bird, dies a tragic death which represents how Doodle will eventually die. Doodle had a rough

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    “The Scarlet Ibis” is the story of a boy, Brother, and his younger brother, Doodle, who has a disability. They go on many different adventures together and share a very strong bond. James Hurst, the author, includes a bird in the story and symbolically relates the scarlet ibis (the bird) and Doodle (the child with the disability) together. Throughout the book, James Hurst compares the bird and Doodle together through physical details, non-physical details, and even their deaths. By symbolically comparing

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    Gone, But Not Forgotten The short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” is a compelling somber story of two brothers living unparalleled lives. It is written by James Hurst, but is told in the point of view of a nameless narrator. The narrator is the oldest brother who goes by the title of Brother. Brother is 24, and is reminiscing on his life as a young boy. Brother tells the story in the form of a flashback. As he looks back on his childhood, he is reliving the events of when his disabled little brother

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    Scarlet Ibis Symbolism

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    In “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst uses multiple counts of symbolism to enable a deeper understanding of the theme by giving symbolism to the storm, to the swamp, and to the scarlet ibis. When the author introduces the reader to the storm, it symbolizes a different emotion than at the end of the scene. When the storm starts, it represents the way that the protagonist snaps out of anger. The darkness and power of it conveys the blinding rage that the protagonist feels in this moment. However, as the

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    Scarlet Ibis Theme Essay

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    Memory can be twisted based on grief and guilt. A good example of this is in “The Scarlet Ibis”, by James Hurst. The story is written as a memory of the protagonist’s brother Doodle. The events that play out make it really easy to blame Brother for Doodle’s death, and make it harder to analyze him because we only know him in relation to the memories and events he is recalling. He points out all he things he did wrong, this makes it where the readers will most likely leave the story with a negative

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    Scarlet Ibis Theme

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    Why do people hurt the ones that they love? “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a short story about a boy and his brother, Doodle. Doodle was not expected to live long, in fact, his parents had a baby casket made for him in the event of his passing. Doodle’s brother, the narrator of the story, is embarrassed to have a crippled brother and wants Doodle to be able to behave normally before he goes to school. The most powerful element that reveals the theme: “the things we love we must learn to leave

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    In the life of a boy named Doodle, a remarkable tale by, James Hurst, “ The Scarlet Ibis”. This is a story I will never forget because of a young boy named William Armstrong, he was later nicknamed by his brother “Doodle”. William Armstrong was nicknamed this because his brother compared him to a doodle bug, which was because he always crawled backwards and could not change gears. Doodle’s story is inspiring because of all he has gone through. His heart was not stable and he was very weak at birth

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