Simon And Doodle Essay: The Scarlet Ibis, By James Hurst

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Simon and Doodle Essay Doodle and Simon have many similarities. They both have heart conditions and have to adjust to their lives but that is really the only similarity. In the movie Simon Birch by Mark Steve Johnson, the character Simon never has a completely normal life because of his disability. In the book “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Doodle never came close to normal because of his heart condition. Doodle and Simon have similarities but are different in many ways. Simon had a more active life than doodle. Simon really did see what the real world was like because he was in it and did everything that everyone else was doing. Doodle lived in his own little world, where he was so innocent and ignorant of what was actually happening …show more content…

Doodle always learned new sports but never played on any teams. Simon was apart of a team, a baseball team. He didn't play much. When he did his coaches made him get hit by the ball so he would make it to the base each time. Doodle knew that he could die at any time that's why he was so cautious. So when Doodle was tired he would always say something because he was being alert about his harsh movements. Simon lived a normal life so he never worried about it. He has always wanted to become a hero, he would tell everyone about it but no one believed him. Though they have similar heart conditions they died very different deaths. Even Simon's death was more active than Doodles. He was saving other kids on a bus that had crashed into a lake. At that time the when the bus was in the lake it was wintertime and the water was freezing. And Simons little body couldn’t handle it. He had died of that, but also died of being a hero. Doodle died because he was being over exerted from rowing. His brother pushed him too hard and his body couldn't take all of the work. His brother left his because there was a storm occurring. He was yelling at Doodle and telling him that he would be fine. As Brother was running home he realized when he was calling Doodle there was no

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