Color Red In The Scarlet Ibis
Appearances Can Be Deceitful
In the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst symbolizes pain and beauty through the color red. The many examples of the color red throughout the story are used to communicate the idea that ignorance towards what is below the surface of what a person can see can prevent people from seeing the pain and suffering that is hidden behind what is shown on the outside. In the middle of the story, while Doodle and his family are eating dinner, they are graced by the presence of a dying scarlet ibis. As the family watches the bird die, they, with the exception of Doodle, are hypnotised by the beauty of the bird even when dead. “Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and
In the story “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst symbolizes pain and beauty through the color red. The many examples of the color red throughout the story are used to communicate the idea that ignorance towards what is below the surface of what a person can see can prevent people from seeing the pain and suffering that is hidden behind what is shown on the outside. In the middle of the story, while Doodle and his family are eating dinner, they are graced by the presence of a dying scarlet ibis. As the family watches the bird die, they, with the exception of Doodle, are hypnotised by the beauty of the bird even when dead. “Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and