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Summary Of The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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Doodles dream The Scarlet Ibis, a short story by James Hurst, explores the theme that pride can lead to both life and death. The narrator’s actions throughout the story highlight this theme as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea of making his disabled younger brother “normal.” In the end, this obsession leads to tragedy, demonstrating the dangerous consequences of pride. The narrator, who is ashamed of his brother's condition, decides to teach Doodle to walk, swim, and run, in an attempt to make him more normal. However, by trying to push doodle so hard the narrator's pride and desire to make Doodle into something he is not, ultimately leads to his tragic demise. The narrator's pride drives him to push his brother beyond his physical

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