Theme Essay
"The bigger the pride, the bigger the fall." Pride is what causes people to lose a lot since, one moment they may think they're at the top and the next they actually end up below where they started. In "Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, the narrator ends up being to prideful with his little brother Doodle which, then leads to negative outcomes from the said pride.
“The Scarlet Ibis” takes a hard look at the consequences of pride. The knowledge that his baby brother may be not only physically weak but also cognitively disabled is such a blow to the six-year-old narrator’s pride that he contemplates smothering the infant with a pillow. Only a smile of recognition from the prone baby convinces him the child’s intellectual development
"The bigger the pride, the bigger the fall." Pride is what causes people to lose a lot since, one moment they may think they're at the top and the next they actually end up below where they started. In "Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, the narrator ends up being to prideful with his little brother Doodle which, then leads to negative outcomes from the said pride.
“The Scarlet Ibis” takes a hard look at the consequences of pride. The knowledge that his baby brother may be not only physically weak but also cognitively disabled is such a blow to the six-year-old narrator’s pride that he contemplates smothering the infant with a pillow. Only a smile of recognition from the prone baby convinces him the child’s intellectual development