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Summary Of The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst. This story is about a boy named doodle who was born differently and was expected to die at birth. They built him a coffin and a go cart to get pulled around in. He has a brother who later teaches him to walk and be normal. Doodle can never be changed Doodle is sensitive because he was traumatized as a kid. "He might not even be all there," said his mom, Doodle is not like other kids. This shows that Doodle is extremely sensitive. This is because he was not born like other kids. Doodles older brother made him touch his own coffin which may have scarred him for life. This reveals Doodle may be scared to do certain things. The reason why is he is scared of death. Doodle is

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