Symbolism In The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

How the narrator killed his own brother without knowing it

Don't ever go against the doctors orders or you will face the consequences of your choice. The reason I say this is if you do decide to go against the doctors orders, you or a relative will face severe consequences or even death. You will understand more as you read "The Scarlet Ibis" written by James Hurst. The story is based on the narrators choices and determines the fate of his brother. The narrators name is Henry and his brother,doodle are the main characters in the story along with their parents. The three key symbols here to note are the color red, magnolias, and doodle himself. The magnolias are represented as a symbol of rememberance to remind Henry of what happened to Doodle. How it reminds him is as the last flowers of the garden is blooming their smell drifted across the cotton field and through every room of

He sits in the porch of the house and looks at the flower garden and sometimes when he sits in the green draped parlor a grindstone begins to turn and with all its changes ground away, he remembers Doodle(416).Later in the story, doodle is born and Henry, along with his parents, are happy at first then quickly devastated at what the doctor told him. He says to them that he can't get too excited,hot or cold,or tired and must be handled with care for his skin is very sensitive(417). Henry says that doodle is a burden in many ways. He dragged his brother to a place he thought was beautiful in its own way, old woman swamp. He showed Doodle his mahogany coffin and threatened to leave him if he didn't touch it. After some time, Doodle finally touched the coffin and Henry decided that now is the time to teach him to walk. He picked Doodle