Pride of Prejudice
!!!!!!!!!!!!!With a view of Doodle altered by society, a copious amount of pride manifests within Brother, causing him to realize the error he made in his treatment of Doodle in John Hurst’s The Scarlet Ibis.
Upon Doodle’s premature birth, Brother describes the standards of what he deems a proper brother,
-I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with,and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea. (Hurst, 1)
Brother wanted Doodle to be physically competent, and until he discovers Doodle’s intelligence he considers “-smothering him with a pillow” (Hurst, 1). From the onset of Doodle’s life Brother looks …show more content…
I would teach him to run, to swim, to climb trees, and to fight” (Hurst, 2). Brother, with a sense of omniscience and control over Doodle’s reform, pushes Doodle harder and harder as school approaches. His pride inflates immensely as a result, both over his success so far and the deadline he must meet. “Wherever we went, I purposely walked fast, although he kept up, his face turned red and his eyes became glazed. Once, he collapsed on the ground and began to cry” (Hurst, 3). Brother spits more cruelty the nearer school crawls, he fears for his pride, so he pushes Doodle to the point where his health declines. When asked if he cared about being different he said, “Does it make any difference” (Hurst, 3). Doodle honestly does not care about fitting in, though he recognizes his brother does and is so good-natured and saintly, that he puts his life at risk for his brother’s happiness. Doodle also endures Brother’s torturous exercise program, because he acquires time to spend with Brother, who would contrarily want nothing to do with
!!!!!!!!!!!!!With a view of Doodle altered by society, a copious amount of pride manifests within Brother, causing him to realize the error he made in his treatment of Doodle in John Hurst’s The Scarlet Ibis.
Upon Doodle’s premature birth, Brother describes the standards of what he deems a proper brother,
-I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with,and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea. (Hurst, 1)
Brother wanted Doodle to be physically competent, and until he discovers Doodle’s intelligence he considers “-smothering him with a pillow” (Hurst, 1). From the onset of Doodle’s life Brother looks …show more content…
I would teach him to run, to swim, to climb trees, and to fight” (Hurst, 2). Brother, with a sense of omniscience and control over Doodle’s reform, pushes Doodle harder and harder as school approaches. His pride inflates immensely as a result, both over his success so far and the deadline he must meet. “Wherever we went, I purposely walked fast, although he kept up, his face turned red and his eyes became glazed. Once, he collapsed on the ground and began to cry” (Hurst, 3). Brother spits more cruelty the nearer school crawls, he fears for his pride, so he pushes Doodle to the point where his health declines. When asked if he cared about being different he said, “Does it make any difference” (Hurst, 3). Doodle honestly does not care about fitting in, though he recognizes his brother does and is so good-natured and saintly, that he puts his life at risk for his brother’s happiness. Doodle also endures Brother’s torturous exercise program, because he acquires time to spend with Brother, who would contrarily want nothing to do with