The narrator in the story tries to help his brother Doodle through his disability and get him to do stuff normal people do like walk, run, and swim. Although he is trying to help his brother, he does things throughout the story that are mean to his brother and are not good for him. The narrator is cruel to Doodle by making him realize that death was sentenced apon him. The narrator is embarrased of his brother, and feels ashamed of him. These things are not something normal brothers do and think, so the narraor is a bad brother.
The Scarlet Ibis story has a lot to do with Doodle 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 weiird and different. A while later, the narrator took Doodle into the barn loft and showed him his coffin telling him " you're going to touch it" (3). The narrator does this because he wants Doodle to know that he shouldn't be alive and everyone is 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 weird and different than most brothers. The narrator doesn't like having such a crazy brother. Also the narrator is 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 disappointed 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 accomplish what they had planned. The narrator expresses his dissapointment towards Doodle by running away from him. All of these reasons are why the narrator is ashamed and embarassed of his brother.
Doodle is a kid who wasn't expected to live. He was born with a dissability and the doctors thought he would never be able to walk. The narrator doesn't listen and helps train Doodle to walk, run and do other active things. You would think he would do this just because he wants to help his brother, but he does it for himself because he's to embarassed to have a brother like Doodle. The narrator also causes Doodle misery by hurting him and making him realize things about death that he maybe shouldn't know. Anyone who does this to a brother is not a good brother.