The Scarlet Ibis
After reading “The Scarlet Ibis”, I’ve come to the conclusion that the narrator was guilty of killing his brother, Doodle. From the start, he thought of Doodle as a “disappointment”. (page 342) There was a very clear list of things Doodle was not supposed to do, a list of which the narrator ignored as soon as they left the house. He was constantly adding stress and strain on Doodle. On page 345, the narrator clearly states, “...so I began to make plans to kill him.” Does this even call for further explanation? He wanted to kill Doodle. Even from a young age, he wanted him dead. As i previously stated, he ignored the very clear list of “don’t”s given to Doodle by the doctor. (page 345) He put strain on Doodle by making
After reading “The Scarlet Ibis”, I’ve come to the conclusion that the narrator was guilty of killing his brother, Doodle. From the start, he thought of Doodle as a “disappointment”. (page 342) There was a very clear list of things Doodle was not supposed to do, a list of which the narrator ignored as soon as they left the house. He was constantly adding stress and strain on Doodle. On page 345, the narrator clearly states, “...so I began to make plans to kill him.” Does this even call for further explanation? He wanted to kill Doodle. Even from a young age, he wanted him dead. As i previously stated, he ignored the very clear list of “don’t”s given to Doodle by the doctor. (page 345) He put strain on Doodle by making