James Hurst, the author of “The Scarlet Ibis” was a man who wrote more than just a mere short story. He symbolized a message that would catch the reader’s attention without fail. He gave many hints and clues as to how and why he connected such a bird to an inferior child. Many short story writers do not write their texts based on such an abnormal theory, but Hurst had a stronger, deeper message he wanted to portray. He did not just write this short story because of his own reader’s amusement, he showed us how two, completely different beings could be connected together by both their feebleness and total dependent behavior. Hurst’s message was very clear when he set the mood in the first paragraph, stating the many depressing themes such as,
