Character Anyalsis of Doodle's Brother in The Scarlet
Ibis by James Hurst
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: Character Anyalsis of Doodle's Brother in The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst
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Pride can be good or bad as the narrator of “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst learns. He remembers his brother,
Doodle and the lesson he learns about the difference between good and bad pride. Born between summer and
autumn, Doodle, a vivacious, disabled boy who is the narrator’s brother, might not be all there, and then, one day
he smiles. Doodle learns to crawl backwards and the narrator teaches him how to walk at a very late age. Doodle’s
brother makes a plan for Doodle to learn how to do all the things a normal boy can do, but they are constantly
halted by Doodle being sick and his brother being at school. Then, one airy day Doodle and his brother watch a
Scarlet Ibis die in disarray during dinner. After the summer-long drought, the rain finally comes, Doodle and his
brother are coming back from the lake, but Doodle can’t keep up with his brother. Doodle’s brother waits at the
house for Doodle, but Doodle never comes back. Doodle’s brother demonstrates character traits such as pride,
hope, and selfishness.
Doodle’s brother makes his pride evident through his actions toward Doodle when he is teaching Doodle to walk.
Doodle’s brother says, “But all of us must have something or someone to be proud of, and Doodle had become
mine” (337). Doodle’s brother admits he had become proud in Doodle and that he taught Doodle how to walk.
The author could have implied that Doodle’s brother was ashamed that he was proud in Doodle because of what
that pride does to Doodle. Doodle’s brother tells us that “It was Saturday noon, just a few days before school was
about to start. I should have already admitted defeat, but my pride wouldn’t let me” (340). The narrator is saying
that his pride is uncontrollable and would not allow him to give up on ...