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Embarrassment In The Scarlet Ibis

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Embarrassment can make us do things that aren't always right. In the end The narrator's embarrassment killed his little brother. Next time you are embarrassed of somebody or something, think of this story and Watch your actions. Before doodle died, the two brothers found a dead scarlet ibis in there yard. The Scarlet ibis was forced with the storm to go where it wasn't supposed to be, The bird represents doodle and the narrator/older brother is the storm, forcing doodle to do something that isn't meant to be. All because of the older brother being ashamed of doodles beautiful, radiant,

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