The Scarlet Ibis Quote Analysis

In the story “ The Scarlet Ibis” the best symbol that represents Doodle is the scarlet ibis. To start off, “At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated, and amid much flapping and a spray of flying feathers, it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and landed at our feet with a thud” (Hurst 137). This is important because it gives the same descriptions to Doodle and the scarlet ibis. At the beginning of the short story is explains that Doodle will never be able to walk, run, or even move. They were wrong and in the direct quote it explains the scarlet ibis being uncoordinated, falls, and tumbles down. There is many similar traits to Doodle and the scarlet ibis, and the direct quote I used helps to show you that. Next, “Daddy thumbed

One thing is that the scarlet ibis isn’t supposed to be located there, and Doddle well they thought he was going to die, the even made him a casket. Another thing is that the ibis and Doodle both work themselves very hard. Finally, “He had been bleeding from the mouth, and his neck and the front of his shirt were stained a brilliant red. He lay very awkwardly, with his head thrown back, making his vermilion neck appear unusually long and slim. His little legs, bent sharply at the knees, had never before seemed so fragile, so thin” (Hurst 139). This is very important because it explains the main reason that the scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle. Doodle was bleeding from his mouth a brilliant red, and the scarlet ibis was a brilliant red. Also the scarlet ibis when he died the neck was long and in a S shape. I says that Doodles neck unusually long and slim, like the scarlet ibis. Doodle was very fragile and thin, and so was the scarlet ibis. This shows that the scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle because of all of the similarities between both of them when they both pass. The scarlet ibis best represents