The Role Of Brother In The Scarlet Ibis

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In the story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, I believe Brother is responsible for Doodle’s death. Some may disagree, that’s okay, it’s their opinion. With the given evidence, I hope you agree. All in all I think Doodle’s death is Brother’s fault. I think overall, Doodle saw his brother as a threat. “‘Don’t hurt me brother.’ He warned.” This shows that Doodle was aware that his brother was capable of hurting him. He doesn’t want Brother to hurt him. Just showing that Doodle was scared that his brother could hurt him, makes more of the brother’s fault. “. . . embarrassed at having a brother of that age that couldn’t walk.” I think that the embarrassment of having a brother that couldn’t walk felt like a burden to Brother. He pushed him beyond his

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