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Characterization In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” is about selfishness and reveals that you can't push someone to gain something as demonstrated by the authors use of characterization. Specifically James Hurst use of characterization is when the narrator is wanting the brother to do something that they don't want to do. The first insight to characterization occurs when the narrator tells doodle to touch the coffin when he doesn't want to. “I won't touch it, “He said sullenly” “Then I’ll leave you here by yourself” (318). The narrator's reference to “I’ll leave you here by yourself” illustrates that the narrator is very selfish and furthermore demonstrates how the narrator is careless about doodle and wants to push someone to gain something out of it. As a

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