To begin, have you ever found yourself looking back at your life and noticing how one specific place is very special to you due to many life achievements happening there. We have recently finished the story “ Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. This story is about a young boy named Brother who recently is introduced to his brother Doodle. They experience some changes that bring them closer together and achieve major goals for the both of them. The story is told in first person point of view. In this story Symbolism is used by the setting of Old Woman’s Swamp due to this being a place where Brother and Doodle achieve major accomplishments and make new memories. The Old Woman’s Swamp is a symbolic place where Brother has been going for many years
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For example, Doodle is starting to doubt himself and Brother says, “ Aw, com on, Doodle”, I ureged. “ You can do it. Do you want to be different from everybody else when you start school? ” It is Ironic how, even though Brother does not have too many friends at school he still cares about how others view his brother and him. Maybe he thinks this way because he spent all summer trying to get Doodle to achieve his goals. All of this pressure on Doodle causes him to have nightmares and not being able to sleep well. For example, “ At night he didn’t sleep well, and sometimes he had nightmares, crying until I touched him…” Doodle want’s to make Brother proud but at the same time to Doodle, the opinion of others does not really matter. Being normal for Doodle is not as big of a priority for him as it is for Brother. As one can see, The Old Woman’s Swamp is very Symbolic to both Doodle and Brother. It is a place where both of them changes and achieved many big goals. Some goals such as being normal, might have not been as important to Doodle as they are to Brother. In Doodle’s eyes he views the swamp as a beautiful place, but to Brother it is just a pace for him to go do things he likes to do. Maybe Brothers views changed after he spent more time at the swamp with Doodle. In the end, Old Woman’s Swamp becomes a symbol of Love and a change for both of them as
For example, Doodle is starting to doubt himself and Brother says, “ Aw, com on, Doodle”, I ureged. “ You can do it. Do you want to be different from everybody else when you start school? ” It is Ironic how, even though Brother does not have too many friends at school he still cares about how others view his brother and him. Maybe he thinks this way because he spent all summer trying to get Doodle to achieve his goals. All of this pressure on Doodle causes him to have nightmares and not being able to sleep well. For example, “ At night he didn’t sleep well, and sometimes he had nightmares, crying until I touched him…” Doodle want’s to make Brother proud but at the same time to Doodle, the opinion of others does not really matter. Being normal for Doodle is not as big of a priority for him as it is for Brother. As one can see, The Old Woman’s Swamp is very Symbolic to both Doodle and Brother. It is a place where both of them changes and achieved many big goals. Some goals such as being normal, might have not been as important to Doodle as they are to Brother. In Doodle’s eyes he views the swamp as a beautiful place, but to Brother it is just a pace for him to go do things he likes to do. Maybe Brothers views changed after he spent more time at the swamp with Doodle. In the end, Old Woman’s Swamp becomes a symbol of Love and a change for both of them as