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“The Scarlet Ibis” Objective Summary In the story, ”The Scarlet Ibis”, by James Hurst, in North Carolina, a brother who remembers what occurred in the past. When he was six his brother was born, but disable. He was born disable, so his family expected him to die. However, he lives but he’s brother was upset because he had high hopes for a brother to play with him. Their father builds Doodle a go-chart and forces brother to take him everywhere he goes. Brother takes him to the Old Woman Swamp, and Doodle begins to cry at its beauty. His Brother was mean to Doodle and took him to his coffin, threaten him to tough it or he’ll leave him there. When Doodle turns five, Brother was embarrassed because Doodle didn’t know how to walk. It took lots

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