Guilt In The Scarlet Ibis

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We all feel guilt at some point in our lives. The narrator in “The Scarlet Ibis” has felt guilt for quite a while. In the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, we learn about the narrator’s perspective on what happened to the character Doodle, the narrator’s younger brother. The narrator states “But all of us must have something to be proud of, and Doodle had become mine.” He then goes on to explain how pride it both a wonderful and terrible thing that bears the vines of life and death. The narrator says this, because he himself, let pride get in the way. When Doodle was born, the narrator was embarrassed that his little brother was not able to walk. So he began to help Doodle out, by helping him stand. Eventually, Doodle is able to stand on

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