The Scarlet Ibis Character Analysis

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On a farm in the countryside, Doodle, the boy whom everyone thought was going to die struggles to be like his brother. Doodle is a crippled boy, who has to be dragged aroung everywhere in a cart. His brother, the one doing the dragging seeks to change that. The Scarlet Ibis, by James Hurst is a story about two brothers putting faith in eachother. The brother persistantly pushes Doodle and helps him learn to walk. After pulling Doodle around for many years, the brother decies to "Teach Doodle how to walk," not knowing of how much this would affect both of their lives. This is a great idea, if the brother succeeds in doing so, Doodle will be able to finally move without constraints. Doodle will also be much stronger if he manages to walk, resulting in a much more confident boy. What may seem cruel is the fact that the brother only taught Doodle because he was "Ashamed of having a cripple brother." This is a very selfless act, even though the brother…show more content…
Subsequently, the brother teaches Doodle other forms of physical excersice "I began to walk purposefully fast, and allthough he kept up his face turned bright red and his eyes glazed." In consequence to the exhausting and tedious work, Doodle keeps up, trying not to disappoint his brother. Despite all his suffering, Doodle trys to life up to his brothers expectations, which is the same reason for his death. After a storm hits, the brothers desperately race home, "The faster I walked, the faster he walked, so I began to run... I heard Doodle, who had falled behind me call out 'Brother, don't leave me!" Despite the fact that the brother hearrs Doodles plea, he races forward, leaving Doodle alone in the cold rain. After his brother leaves him, Doodle crys out, with no response, he huddles under a nearby bush, slowly awaiting his departure. As Doodle sat there alone, dying, he still believe that his brother could save him in the
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