The Scarlet Ibis
Brotherhood can either be "the state or quality of being a brother, or an association of men united in a common interest, work, etc., as a fraternity."
That statement says that someone really does not need to have another sibling to be a brother. Friends can act like brothers, or people in a fraternity can be brothers. I am in DeMolay and all the other members are considered my brothers.
We all work together to accomplish things, and we never let people down.
Brothers are people who get along with other people.
In "The Scarlet Ibis," Doodle refers to his older brother quite often.
The remarks he makes helps show that brotherhood is the main theme of the story.
When Doodle was up on the loft looking at a casket, his brother explained to him that the casket was made for him, Doodle. His brother told Doodle that he will not help him down unless he touches it. Doodle then said that he was not going to touch it, and his brother told him that he will leave him by himself unless he touches it. Doodle's next remark is, "Don't leave me Brother." That shows how Doodle loved his brother, and that he did not want to be separated from him.
(By the way, Doodle does touch the casket). Another example is at the end of the story when Doodle and his brother were running to the house during a thunderstorm. Doodle's brother was far ahead and just let his brother behind like he did not care about him. Doodle's brother then hears Doodle scream,
"Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!" Doodle's brother kept on running until he became too tired to run. He stopped and waited for Doodle, but nobody came. He then ran back and found Doodle under a bush. Doodle was dead.
This shows how selfish and mean Doodle's brother was to Doodle.
He also exhibits kindness and love toward Doodle during parts of the story. For instance when Doodle’s brother tires of carrying Doodle in a go-cart, he decides to teach Doodle how to walk. Although Doodle fails numerous times, his brother keeps trying and and encourages him after a particularly disheartening fail when he says “Yes you can Doodle. All you gotta do is try. Now come on,” (Hurst 558). In this quote Doodle struggles to walk by himself. However, his determined brother stays with him the entire time and encourages Doodle to make sure he never gives up and can learn how to walk by himself. The evidence shows that Doodle’s brother does care for Doodle and that he is not always mean and cruel. The quote exemplifies Doodle’s brother’s ambivalent attitude toward his brother. The author is trying to show that Doodle’s brother grows fonder of Doodle with each passing day. Doodle’s brother’s growing love for Doodle becomes more evident as the story progresses. After Doodle learns to walk well, he and his brother, “roamed off together, resting often, we never turned back until our destination had been reached” (Hurst 559). This quote shows that Doodle’s brother grows fonder of Doodle and the two become inseparable. They go everywhere together and Doodle’s brother takes care of Doodle when they go on their journey. Hence, Doodle’s brother becomes a kind, loving brother who takes care of Doodle and tries to make Doodle have a happy life.
Author James Hurst once quoted, “I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death.” Why does life end out the way it does when pride infects it with its poison? In “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, pride proves to be more wonderful than terrible for the characters.
No matter how malicious he is, like all siblings, he has some love for his brother. The narrator showed Doodle Old Woman Swamp
Taking the small details into consideration such as the mention of President Wilson and World War I battle sites, it can be concluded that The Scarlet Ibis was set in the early 20th century. The context of the situation, the early 20th century – with its lack of proper medical care and short lifespan of disabled individuals – also influenced Brother’s perception. As a result of the collective knowledge shared by people then and his physical condition, Doodle’s father had expected for him to die in a short period of time and made the decision to arrange a coffin for him. “They did not know that I did it for myself.”
Dante Alighieri once said, "Avarice, envy, pride, three fatal sparks, have set the hearts of all on Fire." In the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, it shows how pride can be beneficial in some ways, and harmful in other ways. The story starts out as the narrator of the story has a recollection of his past when his younger brother Doodle was still alive. The narrator tells how everyone believed Doodle is crippled mentally and physically. However, Doodle is a normal human being mentally, but has some difficulties physically. The narrator wants Doodle to become a "normal" boy, so he teaches him to practically all the activities any boy Doodle's age would do. One day, Doodle and the narrator were playing in the fields. A large storm came and both had to run home before it became too hard to handle. Doodle started running after his brother, but couldn't withstand it, and eventually, his stamina died down and had to rest. The narrator felt ticked off by Doodle and deserted him. A few minutes later, the narrator discovered Doodle under a tree, blood trickling from his mouth, dead. In the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, it shows how pride can be beneficial in some ways, and harmful in other ways.
In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, Doodle is an ‘ugly duckling’
... justice by going through the 'police' but through himself. He tries to attain justice by stealing and hiding the money in the coffin. Once the real uncles arrive the Duke and King are suspected as being fake by the doctor and the real uncles. "..but I think they're frauds," (Twain 197) The final test to prove whether or not they are real or frauds is when they go and dig up the body of Peter Wilks to see his tattoo. When the King and Duke escape from the grave sight, it proves that justice in the South is unobtainable since they escape. "Here they come!...It was the king and the duke." (Twain 205) Although the money did not end up in the wrong hands, there was still a lack of justice since the duke and king were not captured.
Blood is thicker than water, but sometimes pride is thicker than both. Such is the case with James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis." This is a dramatic short story about two brothers, in which the older brother manipulates and is later responsible for the death of his younger brother, Doodle. These actions proved that he did not love Doodle.
Having no brothers and growing up in a household full of women, I often sought out brotherhood in any possible way, whether that is in the form of schoolhouse friends, teammates, or fellow soldiers...
“It began as a chore Louie’s father asked him to do. Louie resisted, a spat ensued, and Louie threw clothes into a bag and stormed towards the front door. His parents ordered him to stay. “Louie was beyond persuasion.” (15) He couldn’t take it any longer because all he did was run since Pete forced him to do so.
Many people may say that the movie Simon Birch and the book The Scarlet Ibis are practically the same story. Both of the stories have many key point in common. And both stories have a similar lesson of how little actions can cause a big impact on someone's life. Some of the differences do give each story their own flair which in the end causes a different impact on the reader and viewer.
Blacky realized how much the Goonyas in his town hated the Nungas. When Blacky told Pickles and Darcy about Dumby funeral both of them thought he deserved to die.
Brother doesn’t think twice about Doodle and how he’s doing. Even when brother see’s Doodle’s health deteriorating he still keeps Doodle’s limits. (Commentary)
...verything” (Hurst 1). The brother only cared about himself and having fun, and did not think about the affect his actions had on Doodle. The brother decides to “teach him [Doodle] to run, to swim, to climb trees, and to fight” (Hurst 3). Readers can begin to infer that the brother’s careless actions will later lead to serious injury or the death of Doodle.
...him up, thus was the first embalming in Arcadia Nebraska. Other stories classified as “odd” could be related to the story of Walt and his skull. This particular story dates back to about 1933, when residents of Arcadia were helping to clean up the rubble of the school house that had just burnt down. It was said that Dr. Lee, one of Arcadia’s very first doctors, had donated a skeleton to the school. For some reason, one of the volunteers by the name of Walt, had a strange desire to find the skull of this skeleton among the rubble. As much as people tried to convince him that it had burnt up in the fire, he would not give in. Finally to end his obsession with the skull, another volunteer found a sheep skull on his farm and planted it amongst the burnt up remains of the school. Sure enough, Walt saw the skull and was pleased that he had found what he was looking for.