The Scarlet Ibis story has a lot to do with Doodle and facing harm and death. Early on, the narrator " began to make plans to kill Doodle by smoothering him with a pillow" (1). The narrator clearly isn't fond of Doodle, and doesn't want him around. The narrator wants a normal brother unlike Doodle, who he thinks is wierd and different. A while later, the narrator took Doodle into the barn loft and showed him his coffin telling him " your going to touch it" (3). The narrator does this because he wants Doodle to know that he shouldn't be alive and everyone was expecting him to die. Doodle is upset by this, but touches it because his brother threatened to leave him if he didn't. Later on, the narrator hurt Doodle and Doodle would beg "don't hurt me, brother" (4). Doodle is scared, and does not want to get hurt. The narrator does this because he dislikes the way his brother is. Doodle deals with harm and death a lot in this story.
The narrator in this story has a lot of shame and embarassment of his brother Doodle. The narrator thought that "Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy could have" (1). The narrator clearly thinks Doodle is wierd and different then most brothers. The narrator doesn't like having such a crazy brother. Also the narrator would be really selfish and is "embarrased at having a brother the age of 5 that can't walk" (3). The narrator thinks Doodle should be able to walk by the age of 5. The narrator thinks Doodle is capable of doing anything a normal kid can do, like walk. At the end of the story the narrator is disapointed that Doodle and his plans had failed and "ran as fast as he could leaving him far behind him with a wall of rain dividing them" (9). The narrator is embarrased that Doodle failed and did not accoplish what they had planned. The narrator expresses his dissapointment towards Doodle by running away from him. All of these reasons is why the narrator has shame and embarassment of his brother.
The narrator in this story has a lot of shame and embarassment of his brother Doodle. The narrator thought that "Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy could have" (1). The narrator clearly thinks Doodle is wierd and different then most brothers. The narrator doesn't like having such a crazy brother. Also the narrator would be really selfish and is "embarrased at having a brother the age of 5 that can't walk" (3). The narrator thinks Doodle should be able to walk by the age of 5. The narrator thinks Doodle is capable of doing anything a normal kid can do, like walk. At the end of the story the narrator is disapointed that Doodle and his plans had failed and "ran as fast as he could leaving him far behind him with a wall of rain dividing them" (9). The narrator is embarrased that Doodle failed and did not accoplish what they had planned. The narrator expresses his dissapointment towards Doodle by running away from him. All of these reasons is why the narrator has shame and embarassment of his brother.