Things may not turn out as well as some people have thought. This is the same in the short story of “The Scarlet Ibis,” written by James Hurst.(Brief Summary) This describes how a older brother has pushed his little brother way over his capabilities, and “kills” him. This narrative however has a well developed central message that of, people need to accept other people for who that are and not try to change them. (Thesis Statement)…
In the text “I’m going to teach you how to walk”(Hurst 3) we can extract that despite his brother being unable to do certain actions he still believes it is possible so he sets out to train him which shows that he never looks at the negative only the positive. Another example of his persistence to train is when his brother says “Aw, come on Doodle… You can do it.” which represents him as being a master and a father figure who will motivate him on every step. However, he does show a cruel side that was completely unintentional when “I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind”. Although he did it completely unintentionally he did it knowing his brother could keep up which can cause cardiac arrest, which does show that peer pressure made him cruel. However, before any training took place Doodles brother was a very kind person who did their best to entertain their brother “Doodle and I often went down into Old Woman Swamp”.…
At the very beginning of the story the narrator is telling about doodle early life before he could walk. “When doodle was five years old, i was embarrassed at having a brother who at that age who couldn’t walk. ”(hurst 466) Instead of showing compassion for his brother who is very ill he despises him for it. Another example is when doodle's Brother is selfish because he puts his pride brother doodle…
A example of that is “At times I was mean to Doodle”. This is when he is throwing Doodle out of the go-cart. This is just cruel to anybody but exceptionally cruel to a person with problems. Another example of the narrator being mean to Doodle is “Brother, brother, don’t leave me”. This was when Doodle’s brother left Doodle out in the rain, the narrator ran away from Doodle on purpose which caused Doodle to die.…
Because his ego is embarrassed of having a disabled sibling, Brother starts teaching Doodle how to function outside of the go-cart. Furthermore, Doodle learns to walk as a result of Brother’s help. However, this plan is completed due to Brother’s own inner demon of pride. Brother admits that his family “did not know that I did it for myself; that pride, whose slave I was, spoke to me…
At the start of the short-story, from the quote, you can gather that the narrator doesn’t favor his little brother very much. In another he states, “ I purposely walked fast, and even though he kept up, his face turned red and his eyes became glazed” ( Hurst 350). This obviously shows misfair treatment the Narrator conducts toward Doodle and his disability because of his disliking and ignorance toward…
The narrator not only thinks that he can’t fail his brother, but he also is on a high with his accomplishments with Doodle, that he doesn’t want to just stop. The narrator acknowledges that he should stop, but he doesn’t want to. He believes that Doodle is capable of more and he wants him to keep up his hard work. The narrator says, “I should have already admitted defeat, but my pride wouldn't let me” (Hurst 561). This is showing that the narrator had faith in making sure Doodle got stronger.…
His lack of respect for his sibling’s disabilities shows that he does not seem to care or be cautious about the deficits of others, and he considers those with impairments to be nuisances. Since he appears to only care about the well-being of himself, Brother possesses a self-important way of thinking. His conceited attitude is also portrayed when he begins teaching Doodle to do activities an allegedly normal boy would do. When reminiscing upon the moments shared among the siblings, Brother explains, “When Doodle was five years old, I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk, so I set out to teach him”(Hurst 488). Brother, finding a handicapped sibling humiliating, decides to train his younger brother in an attempt to improve his [Doodle’s] physical abilities.…
Doodle looked up to his brother. Even though he was disabled, Doodle worked hard to get better. All so that he could please the narrator. Doodle and the narrator aren't very alike…
Doodle deserved love, respect and attention from his brother who was not only ashamed of Doodle but also cruel to him. Doodle was obviously in need of help if he fell to the ground and yelling for his brother’s help but brother was so cruel, that he let Doodle to lay there and suffer. Brother eventually went back to search for doodle and didn’t…
One of the reasons why I said it is the narrator’s fault that Doodle died is because he is always making Doodle do things that he couldn't do and make Doodle always work hard. The narrator was always taking Doodle out to the swamp when it would be really hot outside. When the narrator took Doodle to the swamp to learn how to walk he just put him on his feet and…
The Scarlet Ibis Argument Essay Some people are selfish in such a way that they only affect themselves, but others’ selfishness can hurt those they care about. In the story, The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, brother was one whose selfishness not only affected him, but everyone surrounding him, especially his brother, Doodle. Doodle was not like most kids, he had physical disabilities that were not hard to miss if one was looking at him. Brother didn’t want Doodle to be different, he wanted him to be a normal boy who ran, played sports and everything that he was not.…
His brother has accomplished something he thought he’d never be able to do. Brother wants Doodle to grow as much as he can, and here is a first step! This first step is a look into a bright future for his brother. This step is followed by many other steps leading to success. When Doodle finally stands on his own, after many fails, Brother is extremely happy.…
Doodle’s brother responsibility was to keep Doodle safe. Obviously he did not because he left Doodle behind during major storm, which determines that Doodle’s brother was not very responsible for Doodle. When the narrator felt he was taking care of Doodle, by working him endlessly, he was not he Just worked Doodle way to hard. This shows that Doodle’s brother resents his responsibility of taking care of Doodle. Since Doodle had a disability, the narrator did not have any respect for having a useless brother.…
When Doodle said he could not walk, Brother replied, “Shut up. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m going to teach you to walk” (Hurst 346-347). Brother teaches Doodle to walk simply because he is embarrassed by his disabled brother. In fact Brother admits, “All of us must have something to be proud of” (347).…