Towards the middle of, The Scarlet Ibis the reader starts to notice a change in the character when he starts reflecting back on memories. While some might argue that the Narrator loves his brother, and this is his motive to help him, I believe otherwise. “ There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.” ( Hurst, 2) The narrator is conflicted because he doesn't love his brother in the way he thinks he should. He is at odds with himself, he is in an internal conflict because he just doesn't feel the way he is supposed too. He is embarrassed by Doodle, but if he fixes him he no longer has a reason to be. His only motive to help Doodle was to cover up his embarrassment. Similarly, in Bradbury's short story we
Towards the middle of, The Scarlet Ibis the reader starts to notice a change in the character when he starts reflecting back on memories. While some might argue that the Narrator loves his brother, and this is his motive to help him, I believe otherwise. “ There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.” ( Hurst, 2) The narrator is conflicted because he doesn't love his brother in the way he thinks he should. He is at odds with himself, he is in an internal conflict because he just doesn't feel the way he is supposed too. He is embarrassed by Doodle, but if he fixes him he no longer has a reason to be. His only motive to help Doodle was to cover up his embarrassment. Similarly, in Bradbury's short story we