Scarlet Witch

In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the narrator was at fault for his brothers death. In this story, the narrator is ashamed of his paralyzed brother. Doodle, had a condition where he couldn’t walk or use the lower half of his body in any way. The narrator tried to teach Doodle to walk for his own satisfaction. The narrator is at blame for his younger brothers death. Some say the he was young and naive, but he still knew the right thing to do. Was he trying to help his…

It all starts with one question what's Hawthorne's thought process throughout the Scarlet Letter? In many ways Hawthorne's writing The Scarlet Letter shows is the use of Protestant and puritan life. It is been told that Hawthorne uses his writings to criticize Puritans. For example he uses Hester as the tortured heroine, exaggerate and how extreme Puritans are and how he presents his characters. Hawthorne good probably be one of the most symbolist writers of all time. Starting off…

“The Scarlet Ibis” Nina Markle Literary Criticism April 4, 2015 “The Scarlet Ibis” Essay Foreshadowing plays a big part in the telling of James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis.” The foreshadowing in this story makes it more suspenseful because the reader wonders if what they’re reading at the…

The scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a well known book, between the scandals and lies within it. It starts out with Hester prynne, a women from a small puritan community. Hester is forced to stand out in front of the people of her community for a few hours as punishment for breaking one of them many laws of the people. What law did she break to be forced to do this? She committed adultery, having a child with another man while still married to her husband back in amsterdam. Throughout…

Hunter Tingle In the Stories, “How Watson Learned the Trick” and “Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle.” Watson’s Perspective kept changing. For example in one passage Watson thinks of himself as dumb, but in another he thinks of himself as intelligent. In the passage, “How Watson Learned the Trick.” He thinks of himself as intelligent and thinks he is as good as Sherlock Holmes and doubts Sherlock Holmes. He then gives examples of how he is similar even though the accusations are wrong…

Scarlet Ibis is a brief story written by James Hurst, which describes the brutal story of Doodle, a disabled child and his brother narrator. Doodlei's life is already a series of close calls; the only reason he lives is his brother's love and perseverance - the occasional cruelty. The only motive for a brother is to be Doodle like any other child to avoid the embarrassment of a six-year-old brother who can not walk, in essence, with his own self. As the story continues, the brothers try to solve…

In "Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, Brother was able to inspire Doodle to walk. Although he may not have done it for the right reasons, he could have ignored Doodle his whole life. In fact, Brother only prompted Doodle to walk because he wanted to have a healthy brother. He was ashamed of Doodle's disabilities. Brother displays many signs of being a good leader as shown by his success in getting Doodle to walk. Although Brother was motivated for all the wrong reasons, he still exhibited most of…

TV Show, Movie, and Book of Sherlock Holmes Comparison In this paper I will discuss the difference and similarities. Sherlock Holmes was in the television show and movie. Holmes was the main character. I will also discuss the characters and how Holmes solved the crimes. The characters closely relate to the attention in detail in the television episodes and the movie in comparison to the book. The movie and the book added a few further explanations to the book that were not quite as clear when…

The Scarlet letter is rich with symbols that have captivated readers for a number of years. Out of all of these symbols the forest seems to be the most profound because of the amount of interpretations that readers form about it. The Puritans cast the forest as evil and home of the devil because of the freedom it entails, however, to an individual such as Hester and Pearl it provides a sanctuary; a place for individuality without any influence from the Puritan society. The Puritan society…

Even though The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Emerald were written by different authors there were a few similarities that stood out to me. These stories were nearly identical in structure with its detailed imagery, argent and over confident main character, and an ever curious companion; however, there was one small difference that I had noticed. From the beginning of both The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Emerald you notice that the Mister Henry Camberley (main character…