About one in every 3 babies are born with a disability according to cvd. In Scarlet Ibis and Simon Birch Simon and Doodle are born with small hearts and were only supposed to live for one week.Simon Birch and Scarlet Ibis compare and contrast in family life, characters and theme. For example Simon and Doodles family were very different. Simons family did not care about him at all. In fact they called him a disappointment. Doodles family liked and accepted Doodle. They treated him very normal. Doodles brother was ashamed and embarrassed of Doodle. Joe was not ashamed of Simon they were best friends. In the story Simon BIrch, Joe and his mom were like Simon’s family. They are alike because both families had a baby with a disability.
