Did Brother Kill Doodle Case Study

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Did brother really kill doodle?? Is he responsible for doodles death? Sence doodle died, there must have been a reason. But what was the reason, or WHO was the reason. Is brother responsible for doodles death, did he have a part in it?? Doodle lived a lot longer than most expected. But he was handicapped. He couldn't walk, swim. He could barely crawl. But brother was destined to help him, give him a life he never thought he could have. “Shut up. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to teach you how to walk” - brother page 3. Doodle wasn't strong enough to walk, or swim. The doctors said it would kill him to try. But brother was determined to make it happen. He tried and tried and finally doodle could at last walk. Now that

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