Doodle and his brother were pretty close, but his brother was embarrassed by him. Doodle is a very young and frail boy that is not fully functional. The book “The Scarlet Ibis.” symbolizes a bird which is called a Scarlet Ibis. The bird and the boy are very similar, they both have physical weakness in there legs. With Doodles legs being weak, his brother (the narrator) is very embarrassed. His brother is very serious and very determined about his legs. He wants to help Doodle walk, which then he motivates Doodle into walking. Doodles brother is very caring when it comes to his brother. He decides to take time out of his days to help Doodle walk. He wants to see Doodle succeed when it comes to walking. But then again he is also embarrassed