Hurst wrote the Scarlet Ibis to show that nobody should change for someone else. Everyone is different in their own way and they shouldn't have to change to be like another person. The story shows this by stating “Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born that the Ibis lit in the bleeding tree.” This quote is saying that even though summer was no longer there, the ibis still stood out before the fall colors began to show through. The story also states that “his neck and the front of his shirt were stained a brilliant red.” Although the other quote is stating how the ibis stands out, his neck and shirt is standing out, but in a different way. The ‘brilliant red’ is a very bright red, so it would stand out in any color.
