Doodle

The use of symbolism adds meaning to complex concepts. Symbols are used to represent ideas authors want to get across to the reader. In the “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurs the use of symbols are important to the story. The narrator had a brother named Doodle who was born with a heart condition being portrayed as very weak, sick, frail and different. He was not expected to survive however he overcame many obstacles learning how to walk, jump, swim and in the end run. The narrator kept challenging…

When the boy was born his brother named him Doodle because he crawled backwards. Everyone thought at first that the boy was going to die except for Aunt Nicey she said “He would live because he was born in a caul and cauls were made from Jesus’s nightgown.” . Doodle did not die, instead his brother decided to make him stronger. Everyday he would take him and work with him on learning how to walk, swim, and fish. At one point in the story, Brother forced doodle to touch the coffin that he was…

of the main characters as "brother" and "Doodle." When Doodle was younger he was able to crawl but showed no signs of walking. The doctor says that he should not get too excited, too hot, too cold, or too tired. The brother felt as if it is a burden on him. Throughout the story the brother will be symbolized as "the narrator." The narrator caused Doodle's death in "The Scarlet Ibis" because he is embarrassed, a very bad storm happened, and he leaves Doodle in the woods. The narrator cause…

brother that has a younger brother, Doodle, who cannot walk and the older brother tries to help him walk, but they have many difficulties on the way. Some things that both of the narratives have in common is war, brotherhood, and regret. In The Sniper, the war that is fought is the Civil War (of Ireland). In the text, it says, “Republicans and Free Staters were waging civil war.”. In The Scarlet Ibis the war, which is an internal war, is the faces that doodle has. Doodle cannot walk and his…

unfavorable for others. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the abuse of power caused by the negativity of pride is developed through powerful men, such as Curley and Brother in their respective environments. Doodle and Lennie are both subject to cruelty and the abuse of power by the more powerful…

A person's pride can get the best of their feelings and emotions and this story is evident of that. Brother loved Doodle in many different ways, but he never fully loved how unique Doodle was. In the end of this story it is apparent that Brother realizes his wrong doings, but he knows he can never change the way things turned out. Hurst’s message in this story was that pride can be constructive or destructive based on who you are, and along with this Hurst was trying to tell of the harmful…

as other children. This boy tries to overcome his challenges. In the end, however, his older brother abandons him in a storm and he ends up dying. There are two main characters in this story: the narrator (the older brother) and the little brother (Doodle). These two siblings are quite fascinating as they are very different from each other but at the same time share some similarities. The narrator was a perfectly healthy young boy. "I thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my…

begins, the protagonist, Brother, is dissatisfied by the fact that his brother, Doodle, is born with severe disabilities, which seriously affect his motor skills and his ability to walk. Since Brother becomes increasingly intolerant of having to carry Doodle wherever he goes, he ventures out to secretly train Doodle to use his legs without his parents’ approval and show Doodle’s improvements afterward. However, after Doodle demonstrates to the…

learn of 2 brothers, one of them is nicknamed Doodle since his original name wasn’t suitable. Doodle was born with an unknown disease that causes him to have low levels of exhaustion. On the other hand we have his brother, who is a young boy who only wished for a brother than could “running, jumping, or climbing vines” (Hurst 1). Since Doodle’s brother wasn’t going to let down his dream of having a brother who wasn’t disabled he set out to teach him. Doodle makes a lot of progress, however…

named Doodle who was born with some deficiencies. For the first 5 years of his life, he was not able to walk. So, the narrator wanted to do something about that and teach his brother how to walk. When Doodle learned to walk, it was a huge accomplishment and nobody ever thought he was even capable of standing. After that, the narrator was starting to get a little cocky and his pride got ahead of himself. The narrator shows pride in a negative way because he does not think that he can fail Doodle,…