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Was  unable to use his legs properly until his brother got so embarrassed, that he taught Doodle to walk, run, and swim.

Died in a storm when he was abandoned by his brother.

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A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work (dictionary.com).

Doodle saying, "don't leave me"

The color red.

Quote: "It lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and even death could not mar its
beauty" (Hurst).

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"There is inside me (and with sadness I have seen it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the
stream of love. And at times I was mean to Doodle. One time I showed him his casket, telling
him how we all believed he would die. When I made him touch the casket, he screamed."(Hurst).

"Finally one day he stood alone for a few seconds. When he fell, I grabbed him in my arms and
hugged him, our laughter ringing through the swamp like a bell. Now we knew it could be done" (Hurst).

"'Doodle, Doodle.' There was no answer but the ropy rain. I began to weep, and the tear-blurred
vision in red before me looked very familiar. 'Doodle!' I screamed above the pounding storm
and threw my body to the earth above his. For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying,
sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis."(Hurst).

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Brother brought Doodle with him whenever he went outside.

Did not feel much love for Doodle and only taught him things because he was embarrassed of him.

Deliberately left Doodle behind in a storm after he couldn't keep up with him, but came back and  mourned after finding Doodle dead.

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Metaphor: a comparison without "like" or "as".

Imagery: a visual description of something in a literary work.

Repetition: to continually repeat something throughout the literary work.

Simile: a comparison using "like" or "as".

Metaphor- Doodle representing the dead scarlet ibis.

Imagery- "Mama and Daddy came out. On the topmost branch perched a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs.
It tumbled down through the bleeding tree and... It lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers..." (Hurst).

Repetition- "Don't leave me" (Hurst).

Simile- "He collapsed onto the grass like a half-empty flour sack" (Hurst).

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A symbol is a mark, sign or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship (dictionary.com).

The symbols are the scarlet ibis and Doodle's coffin.

The ibis was a symbol because Doodle looked like the dead scarlet ibis; his brother found him covered in his bright, red blood.

Doodle's coffin represented his early and expected death.

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Point of view describes the position from which something or someone is observed (dictionary.com).

First Person point of view.

Quote: "Doodle was about the craziest brother a boy ever had. Doodle was born when I was seven and was, from the start, a disappointment" (Hurst).

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Conflict means to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash (dictionary.com).

Man v. Man

The narrator was often embarrassed because of Doodle, and left him behind during a storm when he couldn't keep up.

Man v. Nature

Doodle and his brother were caught in a storm, and it ultimately led to Doodle's death.

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Theme is a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.

Take care of those you love, or they will be taken away from you

Quote: "They didn't know that I did it just for myself, that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother...[f]or a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis" (Hurst).

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Title: The Scarlet Ibis

Author: James Hurst

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Kelsey Mitchell

Shruthi Sankuratri

Alice Bonn

Corbitt Decordova

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When the narrator was seven years old, his brother -Doodle- was born. He was red from the waist down, and couldn't walk correctly for many years. One day, the narrator -Doodle's older brother- decided to teach him how to walk, and showed their parents when he finished teaching Doodle. Then, the narrator taught Doodle other things, like running, swimming, etc. A short time after that, they discovered that a scarlet ibis had fallen to its death from the bleeding tree in their yard. That same day, Doodle and the narrator went out, and were caught in a storm. They ran and ran to get to safety, but Doodle was left behind. When the narrator found him, Doodle had bled out through his mouth, and, he had a look similar to that of the dead scarlet ibis.

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Mood is the atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art (dictionary.com).

Tone is a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (dictionary.com).

Mood: Sad

Tone: Guilty/Embarrassed