Family members are supposed to be nice to each other. They aren't supposed to bully or be mean to each other. Doodle's brother, from James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis," does not follow this family standard. A lot of readers say that he was a good brother but the truth is that he was not. He was arrogant and ungenerous to Doodle and only did things for himself.
To have pride in the way you look or act is an absolutely wonderful trait, but a point in time can come where you could have so much pride that you look down on others and set conditions for others to be able to be proud of them. The pride that Brother possesses is exactly this, being ashamed of someone and trying to change them into something he can be proud of. Brother narrates this story as an adult, remembering the life of his little brother, Doodle. As Brother tells of his adventures with Doodle, Brother decides to teach Doodle how to walk, but only out of his own embarrassment of the poor boy. He begins to speak about how everyone has to have pride in something, and that Doodle was now his source of pride.
There are many ways to compare the similarities between “The Charmer” and “The Gospel of Luke”. The short story “The Charmer” and the parable from the “Gospel of Luke” revolve around greed and the ability to take advantage of others. Each involved a son who did not treat their family very well and showed a great deal of disrespect. Both of the sons were very demanding and also knew how to charm their way out of a difficult situation without facing any discipline. They knew by acting this way, they would never face any consequences and would be treated like they had done nothing wrong.
Vladimir Santana In the Story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst The narrator and Doodle had close relationship with each other after training with his brother, who was the only one who cared about him. The actions of the narrator throughout the story show he is not primarily responsible for the death of his younger brother Doodle, because its was the fault of thier treatment, them not caring about thier own son, and having no responbility. The parents have little expectations for Doodle because he was handicaped. Doodle brother conveys this by stating "Mama, Crying told me that even if William Armstrong lived, he would never do these things with me". (pg.430) The narrator is proving us that Doodle would not be able to do the things that his
The reason why the narrator wouldn’t help Doodle down before he touched his casket was because he wanted to show him who was in control. On the other hand, the narrator also shows his pride in a more positive light when he encourages Doodle to keep trying even though he fails repeatedly, “‘Oh yes you can, Doodle,’ I said. ‘All you got to do is try. Now come on,’ and I hauled him up once more” (Hurst 776). The narrator does appear to be the normal supportive big brother, until he states the real reason why Doodle walked, “Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother” (Hurst 777).
Young humans are effortlessly bestowed these things by their parents or caretakers daily; they do not have to struggle like the Monster did to find these things, like a few acorns or berries. So, this hardship sets him a part from the rest of humanity immediately after his creation, foreshadowing the higher levels of needs that he will also struggle to fulfill, while his human counterparts (including Victor his creator) can fulfill them with no trouble. The amount of determination that went into fulfilling his physiological needs highlights his abandonment and lack of help that Victor put him through, but also demonstrates his intention to reach self-realization. The basic human needs can only be fulfilled from assistance of other human beings; however, the monster manages to meet these needs alone; this demonstrates his quest for survival and
His siblings were all athletic and he was kind of the “nerd” of the family. He was outrageously smart and his family supported him one hundred percent. He just didn’t think that his dad was proud of him and I think that made him push himself so much more. His dad altered him to be a better man and doctor. Dr. Paul Farmer promoted his positive solutions all around the world.
He was seen because the dogs saw him, but was mistaken for their nephew Tom. He pretended to be Tom and found out that they thought he was Tom Sawyer. Huck found Tom and they fooled the Phelps by saying they were brothers. Tom was a bad influence on Huck. Huck believed that since Tom was brought up well and was civilized, he was always right.
While Robbie prepares to “run away” his father is busy recalling memories of how his grandmother had not been angry with him when he messes and how she taught him that “from a child is beautiful, anything.” Remembering this, the fathers attitude towards his son is now happy and grateful, a big change from mad and frustrated. Robbie’s father started out being impatient with Robbie. After a few memories though, that all changed. He knew exactly what Robbie was going through, and he knew how much it
He builds up his son’s ego by telling them that all you need to be is well-liked. Theses false values shown by Willy makes Biff become overwhelmed with confidence that all he needs is to be attractive in order to be successful and makes him think of why should he have to try hard in school when his appealing personality will make up for poor grades. Willy’s flawed view of success, where being well-liked is more important than being the best at whatever job you pursue, leads to failure and unhappiness in both his life and his sons life’s in the business world. Although Happy has a job that would be more acceptable by his father than Biff’s, but Willy doesn’t admire Happy like he does Biff. Happy has lived in the shadow of Biff his whole life, he feels that to get the attention he deserves he must strive to be more successful than his brother.