Anyone would be excited about having a new baby brother. You know, someone new to tease and bully a little bit. For the Narrator in the “Scarlet Ibis”by James Hurst, it was different. His little brother, Doodle, had a severe heart condition in which he could die at any given moment. Throughout the series of events, the Narrator is a motivated, remorseful, and conforming person. Doodle’s brother is an average six-year-old boy, although his self conflicts such as his conforming attitude and his parents’ motivation shows remorse in the end, or present day. The name of the narrator was not mentioned in the story, but if one were to picture an ordinary young boy who has a baby brother on the way, they would be picturing Doodle’s brother. The narrator wanted someone to torment and play with but wound up getting a mediocre baby brother who had a high chance of dying. Just like any…show more content… When Doodle and the narrator were running and Doodle collapsed, the sudden realization that Doodle could be dying came to the narrator and in that moment he told himself,“The knowledge that Doodle’s and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened.” pg.425. When the narrator went back to help Doodle, it was too late, and Doodle died right there in his brother’s arms. “ 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.” pg.425. In this moment, the narrator felt an overwhelming sense of remorse, for he just witnessed his brother die and it was his fault he didn't go back to help him. In the present day, as the narrator looks back on the memories he had with Doodle, he mourns that maybe, just maybe he could've prevented him from
