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The Scarlet Ibis Quote Analysis

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"Expecting and accepting are two sides of life. Where expecting ends in tears, accepting makes you cheer. Accept life the way it comes." The quote shows that when you expect something, you may be disappointed by the outcome. But when you accept someone for who they are or for what something is, you can understand and move on. This is true of Doodle’s family in the short story The Scarlet Ibis. Doodle’s parents accepted him for who he was, while his brother pushed him beyond his limit.

In The Scarlet Ibis, Doodle has a medical condition that causes his body to develop slowly. When his brother talked to his mom about Doodle’s inability to do normal brotherly activities with him, his mom said that Doodle couldn't do these things because of his …show more content…

Doodle’s mother accepted his fragility by making him not do any activities that were too dangerous for him. When Doodle could only crawl and couldn't walk, his father built him a go-cart. Doodle’s mom made his brother push him around to wherever he went. His parents knew that he couldn’t walk, but they didn't push him. They respected his limits by accepting the fact that Doodle couldn’t walk, so they built him a go-cart to accommodate his mobility.

In contrast to what his parents did, Doodle's brother totally disregarded him. He was so furious with Doodle that he even went as far as planning to kill him with a pillow. He expects his brother to do fun things with him instead of accepting the fact that he can’t due to his medical conditions. He was so embarrassed about having a brother who couldn’t walk that he tried to change it. He pushed Doodle …show more content…

On the last day of their training, they gave up their goal and left. His brother expected him to achieve the goals set out by him, but when he failed, anger and disappointment quickly flew in. Out of rage, Doodle’s brother started to run away from him. Doodle tried to catch up to him but failed and collapsed. Once Doodle’s brother came back, he realized his brother was dead and sobbed next to his dead body. By protecting Doodle’s dead body from the rain, Doodle’s brother has finally accepted Doodle’s fragility and delicacy. But it was already too late; the damage done by his actions had already been done. Doodle’s brother expecting too much from Doodle ended up with him being in sorrow and in

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