Scarlet Ibis Compare And Contrast Essay

The parents of Simon Birch were told he would only live a few hours, a couple of days, maybe a few months, certainly not 12 years! In the movie Simon Birch, Simon was born very small and weak. He proved the doctors and a lot of other people in town wrong. In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Doodle was also born with a weak heart and was very small. It was a miracle that he lived. He would prove the doctors wrong when he learned how to crawl, walk, and eventually do sports. Both Simon and Doodle died by over exerting themselves. In spite of some significant similarities, there are many radical differences between Simon and Doodle.
Doodle and Simon had different types of relationships with the significant people in their lives. Doodle had a …show more content…
He had been practicing for a long time and had finally learned how to walk. His parents were overjoyed, and they hugged and kissed him over and over. Simon’s parents were not thankful for who Simon was. They thought of him as a burden, and Simon knew it. They were bitter towards him. For example, when Simon and Joe got into trouble and were at the police station, Simon’s parents would not come and pick him up. In fact, their exact words to the sheriff were, “No let him sleep over night. That’ll teach him a lesson.” Simon had every right to say that they were not good parents, but instead he treated them with kindness and respect. Doodle’s parents saw what a miracle Doodle was and loved him. This shows that his life was sheltered by encouraging parents and Simon’s parents did not shelter him. Joe and Simon had a more brother/friendship relationship than Brother and Doodle had. Joe and Simon did not live in the same house but they had a lot of sleepovers. They stuck up for each other in church and at baseball. All brothers do have arguments. For example, Joe had an outburst and got mad at Simon for killing his mom, but instead of staying mad and ruining their