Scarlet Ibis And The Sniper Short Story

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In the two stories we read, the scarlet ibis and the sniper, the protagonists' brother end up dying. In the first story a sniper during a civil war is fighting against another sniper, his brother. The sniper didn't know he was fighting his brother until he looked at the dead body. Sometime you have to do things you don't want to do. the second story was about a boy trying to make his brother walk. Doodle was a boy that couldn't walk until his brother taught him. One day they were outside and doodle tripped and slit his throat open and died. In conclusion, don't take anything for granted because you'll miss it once it's

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