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Comparing The Sniper And The Scarlet Ibis

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In the stories "The Sniper" and "The Scarlet Ibis" explains the relationships between the protagonist and his brother. In the first story "The Sniper" the protagonist and his brother were both in war together. They both were in the dark night of war and they were both in there hiding. The one brother got shot in the arm and then saw someone on a different roof and planned a secret attack. After the secret attack the solider went to see who he shot and sadly found out it was his brother. The second story "The Scarlet Ibis" was about a boy and his brother Doodle who did everything together. The reason why they did everything together was because the little brother Doodle was invalid. So the the older brother would teach him how to do a few

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