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"He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man's" (416).

This quote shows the beginning of Doodle's life. Later, the story goes on to explain how he was "invalid" meaning he was mentally and or physically disabled.

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"...I began to believe my own infallibility and I prepared a terrific development program for him.." (Hurst 421)

The narrator creates a program to teach Doodle new skills. His main motivation to teach Doodle is to feel proud of himself.

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"At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated...it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree..."(423).

At this point in the story, the family had found the scarlet ibis. The author was trying to make a connection to the disabled bird and the disabilities of Doodle.

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"For a long, long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresey of rain." (Hurst 426)
The passage shows when the brother begins to realize how fragile Doodle was. He compares Doodle's body to scarlet ibis.