The Scarlet Ibis Brother Character Analysis

“I wanted more anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea. I wanted a brother.” In James Hurst’s short story, The Scarlet Ibis, Brother is ashamed when he finally gets to have a baby brother, but he is born with some defects that will affect him for his whole, short life. Even though it seems like it in the story, Brother is not to blame for Doodles death.

When Doodle is first born he can’t do much, affecting Brothers mood and feelings. Brother feels sympathy for his baby brother. Growing up on a farm, Brother suggests how to help Doodle in this quote. “It was bad enough having an invalid brother, but having one who was not all there was unbearable, so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow.” If Doodle would have been born a normal child, Brother wouldn't've wanted Doodles demise. Brothers world seems to revolve around Doodle, and if Doodle was typical and run-of-the-mill, Brothers world would be totally different, so therefore his mood and feelings would have been different too. This shows that Brothers mood and feelings are definitely affected by Doodle.
Doodle begins to have less and less energy, and is sick the last few months of his life. This quote establishes his ill-being.”As we slipped through the dog days, Doodle began to look feverish, and Mama felt his forehead, asking him if he felt ill. At night he didn't sleep well, and sometimes he had nightmares, crying out loud until I touched him and said,’Wake up,Doodle. Wake up.’” Doodle was sick and he didn't get better. Some people call that dying. As in Doodles case, he gets sick all the time, which means with physical health is substandard, resulting in his passing. This shows that his ill-being results in his