Doodle was a boy destined to die from the beginning of his life. He was born with an unknown heart defect so almost everyone thought he would not live to be more than one year old. Even his own brother (the narrator) didn't think he would live long at first. One day he saw Doodle smile and then he realized that he was sane. From then on, all he tried to do was help Doodle be normal by giving him lessons on things like how to walk and swim. At the end of the story the narrator runs away from Doodle after one of the lessons because he is angry that he will not be ready for school. When Doodle is alone and far away from his brother he dies. The brother felt bad and blamed himself for Doodle's death, but it was not his fault. The narrator was not responsible for Doodle's death because he was only a young boy when Doodle was born, Doodle’s death was an accident and no one wanted him to die, and because Doodle …show more content…
Doodle was born with a heart defect that could not be fixed with the technology they had at the time, so the doctor nor the ofamily did not expect him to live more than a year, “Daddy had Mr. Heath, the carpenter build a little mahogany coffin for him” (2). When Doodle was first born, the narrator did not even believe in him. One day he tried to smother him with a pillow because he was embarrassed to have a brother that was not normal. When they were training at Old Woman Swamp or doing any other rigorous physical activity, Doodle could have died any moment. The narrator cannot be blamed for Doodle’s death because he was destined to die anyway. The narrator was not responsible for Doodle’s death. He was too young to understand Doodle’s limitations and had no help from adults when he was teaching him. Doodle’s death was an accident because no one wanted him to die or tried to go out and kill him. In the end, Doodle was going to die anyway because he was destined to die from the beginning of the
Dally may have had a rough life, but in the end, he died a hero. Some people that because he committed suicide that he was a bad person and was just a coward but there is more to it. He risked going to jail himself when he helped out Pony boy and Johnny escape the law. He also saved Pony and Johnny when they were waiting for him in the church and it caught fire. He sacrificed himself for other people because he was a hero.
So instead of being gentle he Makes doodle do things that he is not supposed to do. For example, the narrator’s dad made doodle a go cart so that the narrator could pull him around, but the narrator taught doodle to walk out of pride just because he did not want to pull him. So with more things that doodle does, the more he suffers and eventually leads to his death when doodle’s weak heart could not handle when doodle tried to run from the storm.
The story describes the protagonist who is coming of age as torn between the two worlds which he loves equally, represented by his mother and his father. He is now mature and is reflecting on his life and the difficulty of his childhood as a fisherman. Despite becoming a university professor and achieving his father’s dream, he feels lonely and regretful since, “No one waits at the base of the stairs and no boat rides restlessly in the waters of the pier” (MacLeod 261). Like his father, the narrator thinks about what his life could have been like if he had chosen another path. Now, with the wisdom and experience that comes from aging and the passing of time, he is trying to make sense of his own life and accept that he could not please everyone. The turmoil in his mind makes the narrator say, “I wished that the two things I loved so dearly did not exclude each other in a manner that was so blunt and too clear” (MacLeod 273). Once a decision is made, it is sometimes better to leave the past and focus on the present and future. The memories of the narrator’s family, the boat and the rural community in which he spent the beginning of his life made the narrator the person who he is today, but it is just a part of him, and should not consume his present.
The poem starts out with the daughter 's visit to her father and demand for money; an old memory is haunting the daughter. feeding off her anger. The daughter calls the father "a ghost [who] stood in [her] dreams," indicating that he is dead and she is now reliving an unpleasant childhood memory as she stands in front of his
This short story written by Richard Wright is very well written, and has a very good plot and keeps the reader entertained throughout. From the dialogue to the characters, who inhabit the world crafted by Wright, its very intriguing. On the surface, it appears to be just a story about childhood disobedience in general, but the overall theme is much deeper than that. The story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" is at first glance a story about childhood disobedience. However, it is much deeper than that: the story is about a young boy named Dave who is frustrated with how the other men he works alongside in the field.
Although the narrator of the story contributes to Doodle's death, the narrator actually enhanced Doodle's short life helping him live more than he helps him die. Additionally the narrator always knows that Doodle can act more like a normal boy, than as a sick person that was about to die. In "Scarlet Ibis" the narrator is not responsible for Doodles death.
Many times throughout the story you can directly and indirectly see the brother’s strong drive to help Doodle. While reading the story, I could see myself as him because
To begin, Doodle strives for goals even if he has no competitive nature because his brother expects him to overcome his disability. While constantly taking Doodle to Old Woman Swamp, the narrator attempts to teach his brother to walk. Eventually, they succeed, and with much surprise to the unexpecting parents and doctor. These were the people who were strongly advising that Doodle not put any strain on himself at all. Clearly, these suggestions were ignored by the narrator. “...’I’m going to teach you to walk Doodle,’ I said. He was sitting comfortably on the soft grass, leaning back against the pine. ‘Why?’ he asked. I hadn’t expected such an answer. ...
On September 28, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe arrived in Baltimore, Maryland to take a train to Philadelphia. What was supposed to be a brief stop over turned into an eternity. What caused the death of "the father of the detective story"? The possible scenarios surrounding the events that lead up to his death are the cause of many magazine articles, books, and even recent medical studies. Although no one really knows what happened to Edgar Alan Poe, there are over twenty different theories about what might have happened to him. I will discuss the four major theories of what Edgar Allan Poe's cause of death was.
Both Doodle and Lennie are judged due to their incapabilities which cloud their best traits to an onlooker. both also want desperately to please a prominent figure in their life. For Doodle, all he wants is to make Brother proud and work hard to reach their goals of stretching his physical capability. They both are, anyway, trapped within the confines / limits of their bodies. Doodle has the mental capacity and the determination to reach great heights, but his body holds him back because he is too frail to do many things, so he has to find other means of accomplishing his dreams. Lennie, however, is trapped in the confines of his body, but in a different way. His body, too strong and big for Lennie to operate, holds him back and eventually is the cause of his death. Lennie doesn’t understand much, but he grasps that in order to be able to tend to the rabbits and live out his dream, he must behave. Therefore, bringing to the next similarity, that they each have their own dreams. Lennie’s dream was living on the farm and tending to the rabbits and Doodles being able to make his Brother proud, to stretch his physical limits to the average boy, and she eventually, sell vanilla with Brother and live in Old Woman’s Swamp. Lastly, Doodle and Lennie both depend on upon a significant other who was also involved in the cause of their
Doodle’s health is not good and you can see that in this piece of text. (Topic Sentence) The author writes, “He didn’t answer so I placed my hand on his forehead and lifted his head. Limply, he fell backwards onto the Earth. He had been bleeding from his mouth, and his neck and the front of his shirt was stained brilliant red.”(172)(Textual support- 5). Doodle is harmed and it’s because his brother’s pride got in the way of his health and well being. (Commentary)
After using God as his scapegoat, the narrator shifts his thought to believe that he was chosen by God because he is special. As the narrator walks down the town of Christiania, his delusion starts to take toll on him and he drift into his moment with God.
We certainly know that the direct responsible for Duncan’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame, for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore, to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying.
He called them to him and at that moment he said “Hester, I am a dying man. So let me make haste to take my shame upon me.” Turning to all the people who were watching he held Hester and little Pearl’s hand. Now with all this excitement it took a toll on Mr.Dinsdale and he died that very day.
After reading this short story a few times it became clear to me of the symbolism present. All the main characters are all male with the exception of the beautiful princess on whom he fell deeply in love with. The story even gives all the main characters a human form be it God, the Devil or Death. We do not see them in this story as supernatural beings but rather as just another person on whom the poor old man just happens to come across as he ran into the highway. No mention is made of the poor old man's wife or of any of his twelve other children in this story, and even thou the story begin with the old man, he soon drops out of the picture and the main characters become the son and his godfather Death'. From the time the son arrives at adulthood the story develops into a classical conflict between a father fig...