The Scarlet Ibis 2

although it is not their fault because they want to be accepted and not be left behind. In James Hurst's, "The Scarlet Ibis," Brother is cruel to Doodle for several reasons, including shame, and Doodle strangely enough, accepts his mistreatment, because he is afraid of being abandoned. In the short story, Brother is cruel to Doodle and treats him very badly, mainly because Brother is ashamed of his disability. For example, Brother says that he …

…own family. The two brothers were so different from each other but they still stuck it out together. Brother treated Doodle in such an unbelievable manner, yet Doodle, so lovingly still listened to his brother and stuck to him. Doodle could have easily not listened to Brother, and told his parents, but he didn't. Overall, this is a very sad and touching story. It shows the two sides of the true nature of human beings.