The Scarlet Ibis
In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” it is telling about two brothers. The younger brother named Doodle is the type of person that nobody believed would do anything. The older brother is always trying to help Doodle. Although Brother is helping Doodle, Brother is doing it to benefit himself and not Doodle. At the end Doodle finds a dying scarlet ibis and after watching Doodle care for the delicate animal, Brother realizes that Doodle is his scarlet ibis.
A scarlet ibis is a beautiful bird. Although everyone might not see it, but those that can know it is an amazing sight! “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” This quote relates Doodle to the scarlet ibis so much. The way nobody thought Doodle was beautiful or what they considered ‘normal’, but when the family found the scarlet ibis only Doodle saw the real beauty.
Brother in this story was always trying to make Doodle more like him or ‘normal.’ After Brother watches Doodle burry the scarlet ibis, and the Brother takes Doodle to practice being more ‘normal.’ Pushing to make Doodle better, Brother runs ahead, “Brother, Brother, don’t leave me! Don’t leave me!” James Hurst writes. When reading this I know that Brother doesn’t realize until Doodle isn’t catching up. Brother goes back only to face the worst, his scarlet ibis Doodle has fallen.
This story symbolizes the color res so much. Red is the color of love. The love between Doodle and Brother is so magical. The love in this story I can relate to my family. My sister and I aren’t that close but when it comes down to it I would do anything for her and she would do the same for me! That’s how we know in our hearts we love each other.
Have you ever tried to change somebody, for your benefit? Because in the long run if you have just think about why you did or tried. God made everyone unique for a reason. Now think about this story, do you have a scarlet ibis?
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