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    anyone stopped to listen to us‚ we would have been sent off to Dix Hill. My lies were scary‚ involved‚ and usually pointless‚ but Doodle’s were twice as crazy. People in his stories all had wings and flew wherever they wanted to go.” (Hurst 6) Source Citation: HurstJames. “The Scarlet Ibis.” Literature Texas Language and Literacy.Grade 9. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson‚ 2011. 384-395. Print.

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    “The Scarlet Ibis” Symbolism Analysis The story the Scarlet Ibis‚ by James Hurst‚ tells the story and relationship of two brothers and how they change during the story to end up in a tragic end. The plot of the story is shaped around a very clever symbol‚ The Scarlet Ibis. The Ibis surrounds the plot of the story and its actions are used as foreshadow and symbol to Doodle’s. The Scarlet Ibis in the story is linked with Doodle in a very clever way‚ which collaborates to the plot and mainly to

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    their success. James Hurst one said “Pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears to vines‚ life and death”. This quote means that the pride of a person or group of people can be positive thing that can help others or a negative effect that can lead to one fate. The reason why I agree with this quote because in life I have experiences the positive and negative effects of having an abundant amount of pride. In the 2nd trimester of English 9‚ we read The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst. The genre

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    Are older sibling’s people we should look up to or learn and be better than? The Scarlet Ibis written by James Hurst told by the eldest brother describing Doodle a gentle boy who was born crippled who triumphed over his own illness by learning to crawl and walk with his older brother pushing him to be "normal". Throughout‚ the progression of "The Scarlet Ibis" Doodle struggled to compensate for the high expectations that his older brother has placed onto him as a method to make him "normal" after

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    James Hurst short story “The Scarlet Ibis” talks about two young brothers one of which the older brother is too blinded by pride to see the true beauty in his younger brother. The narrator is too blinded to realize that his brother is really someone he wants to love but it all gets revealed to him in the end when things take a turn for the worst and Doodle ends up dead. This story shows the wrong in people and shows how in the world there are people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals

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    Response to Literature Essay “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst In the fictional short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst‚ we read about a little boy‚ named Doodle who finds the will to survive and looks at the positive things in life with the help of his brother. In this short story there are 3 symbols that represent the theme of the story. The symbols that you will read in this essay are: Flying‚ Peacock and the color Red. All of the story’s symbols are connected with Brother and Doodle

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    In the short story‚ “The Scarlet Ibis”‚ James Hurst uses nature imagery to symbolize the narrator’s mixed emotions‚ supporting the theme that selfish pride generally causes more harm than good. In the story the narrator doesn’t know whether to care or be proud of his brother‚ or to be ashamed and careless. He has befuddled emotions towards his brother and he just wants him to be normal. In the story‚ the narrator teaches Doodle how to walk. Not because he cares about Doodle‚ but because he is

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    In “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the high cost of pride theme is extrusive. In the case of the two stories‚ death is the cost of pride. Overall‚ both stories teach an important lesson; pride is dangerous. Throughout the duration of “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst‚ the theme of the high cost of pride is displayed prominently. Because of Big Brother’s shame of Doodle and pride over himself‚ there is a heavy price to pay. In the beginning‚ the theme is presented

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    written by James Hurst is a prime example of how elements in stories have multiple meanings. In the story‚ the Ibis is a rare and wonderful bird; however‚ despite its beauty‚ wasn’t made for that environment and eventually fell victim to death. The author was trying to relate the Ibis to the narrator’s brother‚ Doodle. Doodle had a slight mental and physical impairment‚ and his brother‚ trying to teach him to be the ‘perfect’ boy‚ pushed Doodle to physical exhaustion and died. Just as James Hurst did‚

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    "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death‚" the author implies. In the short story‚ "The Scarlet Ibis" the author‚ James Hurst demonstrates‚ through life several mistakes and decision‚ create a thankful or regretful feeling. The author uses symbolism‚ characterization and flashback to develop the theme. Symbolism is used by the narrator to develop the theme. The mahogany coffin contains a symbol used to represent the theme of life

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