A caul is an amniotic membrane enclosing a fetus. In "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, the story is set in the early 1900s when Doodle is born and the narrator, “Brother", is six years old. As time goes on throughout the short story, they begin to grow. Doodle is born with a caul on his head. The narrator does not like this because he wants someone to run and play with. Because of this disability, Doodle could not be too hot, too cold, or too anything. The narrator, "Brother", in the story causes…
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