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Both stories, the scarlet ibis and the simon birch story are similar in symbols as in the deer by the lake in the simon birch story, theme as in don’t take someone you love for granted, and setting as in the two boys in both stories were born with undersized hearts.

Symbols is one way the two stories are similar, in the Scarlet Ibis story the scarlet ibis symbolizes doodle because the scarlet ibis is weak and expected to die the same as doodle. the second symbol is again in the scarlet ibis, Doodle is seen as a symbol of hope because the doctors and everyone else believe he is going to die but then he lives. Then everyone thinks that he will never walk but his older brother teaches him to.In the simon birch story the deer standing

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