KyLin Anderson Kapsner English 10, 1st hour 17 May 2024 The Dead Bleeding Tree In the short story, “ The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, the author uses the color red to show that people should recognize the limits of others. Brother realized he was pushing Doodle to exhaustion when he was struggling to get up. “Trembling, he’d push himself up, turning first, red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like an old worn-out doll”(Hurst 1). This shows that Doodle pushes himself to…
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