The Scarlet Ibis Symbolism
“The Scarlet Ibis”
In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by james Hurst they're are a variety of symbols with their own unique meaning. The symbols in the story represented Doodle and the events leading up to his tragic death. The story takes place between late summer and early fall. The main characters are William Armstrong and his brother who is the narrator. Later in the story the narrator renames William, Doodle. Doodle who is a call baby is a disappointment to his brother because of his disabilities. The narrator teaches Doodle how to walk and perform different tasks but, his main goal is to get Doodle to run before school starts. When a humongous storm comes and Doodle fails the ultimate test. After Doodles passing all the symbols become promenade. …show more content…
As the narrator and Doodle swim Doodle begins to get tired. When Doodle and his brother get out, they start to head home. On the way home a storm starts and the narrator runs away and leaves Doodle behind, in hopes of getting him to run so he can achieve his goal. As Doodle tries to run after his brother, he slips and falls in the mud. When the narrator goes back to take his brother home, he notices that Doodles face is sheltered in his arms which are resting on his knees. As the narrator lifts Doodles head, if falls back and that is when the narrator knows Doodle is dead. “...I lay there sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis…” The narrator shouts with heartbreak (118). This ties into all of the previous symbols. All of the symbols about the scarlet ibis being ill and dying were foreshadowing this moment. Overall the symbols played a big role in how the story played out. All the symbols foreshadowed the death of Doodle and gave hints on when it was going to happen. The story also portrays a very important message don't take the little things for granite. If the symbols were not in the story it would have been hard to know why the events in the story were set the way they are. All the symbols represent something different in Doodles life rather it be the coffin who symbolized death, or
Preacher 3 the scarlet ibis who represented Doodle or lastly the storm which represented something bad way coming. If these symbols were not provided
In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by james Hurst they're are a variety of symbols with their own unique meaning. The symbols in the story represented Doodle and the events leading up to his tragic death. The story takes place between late summer and early fall. The main characters are William Armstrong and his brother who is the narrator. Later in the story the narrator renames William, Doodle. Doodle who is a call baby is a disappointment to his brother because of his disabilities. The narrator teaches Doodle how to walk and perform different tasks but, his main goal is to get Doodle to run before school starts. When a humongous storm comes and Doodle fails the ultimate test. After Doodles passing all the symbols become promenade. …show more content…
As the narrator and Doodle swim Doodle begins to get tired. When Doodle and his brother get out, they start to head home. On the way home a storm starts and the narrator runs away and leaves Doodle behind, in hopes of getting him to run so he can achieve his goal. As Doodle tries to run after his brother, he slips and falls in the mud. When the narrator goes back to take his brother home, he notices that Doodles face is sheltered in his arms which are resting on his knees. As the narrator lifts Doodles head, if falls back and that is when the narrator knows Doodle is dead. “...I lay there sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis…” The narrator shouts with heartbreak (118). This ties into all of the previous symbols. All of the symbols about the scarlet ibis being ill and dying were foreshadowing this moment. Overall the symbols played a big role in how the story played out. All the symbols foreshadowed the death of Doodle and gave hints on when it was going to happen. The story also portrays a very important message don't take the little things for granite. If the symbols were not in the story it would have been hard to know why the events in the story were set the way they are. All the symbols represent something different in Doodles life rather it be the coffin who symbolized death, or
Preacher 3 the scarlet ibis who represented Doodle or lastly the storm which represented something bad way coming. If these symbols were not provided