In James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis,” there were several conflicts that affected characterization, but there are two main conflicts which developed the narrator. For example, in the story, during the scene where Doodle and his brother went up into the attic, the narrator said, “‘You’re going to have to touch it. ‘I won’t touch it’ said doodle. ‘Then I’ll leave you up here by yourself.’ said the narrator. ’Don’t leave me, brother.’” (Hurst, n.d., p. 318) After Doodle said that they both left together. This showed a change in the narrator, him warming up to Doodle and feeling sorry for him. After that experience, he didn’t want to change Doodle for his own petty and selfish reasons, he wanted to change him so he and Doodle could be happier. Just
