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    narrator, in the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. When Brother found out that Doodle he, younger brother, wasn’t like the others and needed to show compassion and push his abilities far beyond expectations. He was able…

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    Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Doodle was also born with a weak heart and was very small. It was a miracle that he lived. He would prove the doctors wrong when he learned how to crawl, walk, and eventually do sports. Both Simon and Doodle died by over exerting themselves. In spite of some significant similarities, there are many radical differences between Simon and Doodle. Doodle and Simon had different types of relationships with the significant people in their lives. Doodle had a…

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    Are you selfish or selfless? In the short story, ‘The Scarlet Ibis,’ by James Hurst, has a main character named Brother who is both selfish and selfless. In the short story, Brother wanted to teach his brother, Doodle, to walk and sometimes he pushed him a little too hard because he was embarrassed he had a brother that couldn’t walk. Brother’s selflessness and selfishness throughout the beginning, middle, and end of the story help prove the theme that you should always be there for your family.…

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    window where he can see the past. Now all grown up, he recognizes how he has treated Doodle, his younger brother, and how he could have impacted Doodle’s life as a result. Brother deserves a considerable amount of the blame for how Doodle is treated, but he does not deserve all of it. He is insecure about what people think of him and does not want people to associate…

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    In the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, one of the characters named doodle got killed during the thunderstorm. The question now is whether or not it is the narrator's fault for his death. In my opinion it wasn’t the narrator's fault for Doodles death. The narrator is (his older brother) who set the odds aside for both himself and doodle achieved many miracles you could say. The odds were against little ol’ Doodle, and then they came after him. Towards the end of this story there was a Scarlet Ibis,…

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    boy named Doodle was born with a big head and a small body, he was not like the other kids he could not walk or even stand by himself, he had an older brother that pushed him around in a go cart wherever he went and he taught him how to walk and do things that nobody thought he could. The brother is a good brother because he helped William Armstrong or Doodle accomplish many important skills. Doodle went everywhere with his brother no matter how sick brother was of doing it. Doodle or William…

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    Imagine having a condition in which you aren’t supposed to exercise frequently, and you are not normal like everyone else. A boy named Doodle from the book, The Scarlet Ibis, was born with that kind of syndrome. He had to face many trials throughout his life, which unfortunately led to his death. In the story, I believe it was the brother’s fault for Doodle’s death because he should’ve been acceptive of his condition, not have pushed him that hard to become normal and waited for him in the…

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    character had the same dilemma. He went through phases of being cruel and kind towards his brother, Doodle. Doodle was born a weak baby and was not thought to survive. He did, but because of his disadvantages in his growth as a child, he was very different from other kids in the way he grew up. James Hurst uses Doodle’s brother to exhibit how he is both cruel and kind towards his younger brother, Doodle, in his short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”. Doodle’s brother decided…

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    by James Hurst, Doodle, who has a serious medical condition, is expected to never be able to walk, let alone live. With the help of his brother, he does something preposterous and astonishes everyone he knows. The scarlet ibis has also traveled thousands of miles to escape the storm chasing him, just like Doodle’s disease. Throughout the story, you get to know Doodle and see that he is much more skillful than he is said to be, which surprises both his family and the readers. Doodle and the…

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    have a poor relationship to his younger sibling Doodle because of the restrictions he came with.A horrible thing happens to Doodle when him and Brother go out one evening,but is Brother truly the one to blame.A child should never have to have the worry that they could be held responsible for their younger siblings. Initially Brother had to learn all that could go wrong with his younger brother.He was still there to try and make him normal.”Doodle was my brother,and he was going to cling to…

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