"The Scarlet Ibis" is about a physically disabled younger brother nick named Doodle. the narrator is the older brother. we never learn his name for some reason. the older brother tries to teach his little brother how to do normal things like walk, swim, and run. the older brother is mean to doodle alot, like most older siblings are to their young siblings. and that leads to the end that made my class cry. you have to read it to find out the end.
"The Scarlet Ibis" is about a physically disabled younger brother nick named Doodle. the narrator is the older brother. we never learn his name for some reason. the older brother tries to teach his little brother how to do normal things like walk, swim, and run. the older brother is mean to doodle alot, like most older siblings are to their young siblings. and that leads to the end that made my class cry. you have to read it to find out the end.
Doodle's go-cart symbolizes the burden he places on his older brother. Brother wanted a younger brother with whom he could run, swim and play with. Instead Doodle was born handicapped. Their mother insisted that Brother take Doodle along with him whenever he went out to play; however, Brother could do so only by pulling Doodle around in the cart. In other words, Doodle is holding Brother back from doing the things he wants to do like a millstone around his neck
Doodle is trying to be normal to please his older brother who wants a brother with whom he can run, swim and play, not an invalid like Doodle. The brother is also embarrassed to have an invalid brother. The brother decides to teach Doodle to be normal, because Brother tells Doodle he shouldn't be different from everyone else in school. When Doodle asks if it's important, Brother tells him it is. Doodle is afraid of Brother leaving him behind so he willingly agrees to learn these things even though no one thinks he can.
The narrator, who is Doodle's brother, is motivated to teach Doodle to walk out of a mix of love and pride. He wants to bond with Doodle and help him become more independent despite his physical limitations, ultimately hoping to show off Doodle's progress to his family.
When the narrator teaches Doodle to walk, the narrator believes that a. it will free him from Doodle b. he can teach Doodle to do other things, too c. his parents will appreciate him more d. Doodle will abandon him
Once Doodle learns to walk, his brother plans to teach him how to swim, run, climb trees, and fight. These activities are intended to help Doodle become stronger and more self-sufficient.
The climax is when Brother picks up Doodle's drooping head only to have Doodle's limp body fall backwards and Brother realizes that Doodle has died most likely because of all the physical exertions he put Doodle through because he was too proud to have an invalid for a brother.
Brother cannot accept the fact that his brother Doodle has handicaps that will make it impossible for him to run, swim and play with as a companion. Brother's pride and selfishness make acceptance impossible and spur him to teach Doodle how to overcome his disabilities.
To run, to swim, to climb trees, and to fight
Doodle's brother cried at Doodle's death and covered him with his body to protect him from the rain. He cried because he realized that he had pushed Doodle to hard for his (Brother's) own selfish reasons. The irony is that Brother's actions toward Doodle when Doodle died are just like Doodle's reaction toward the scarlet ibis when the scarlet ibis died.
Brother makes plans for doodle so he can walk talk and act like a normal person. He did this for Doodle because he does not want doodle to be bullied by people who dont except different people.