The Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet Ibis
What similarities exist between the descriptions of Doodle's and the ibis’s deaths?
What similarities exist between the descriptions of Doodle's and the ibis’s deaths?
The similarities between the bird and Doodle in "The Scarlet Ibis":
The physicality of Doodle and the bird are frequently compared. They are both small and fragile , "His little legs, bent sharply at the knees, had never before seemed so fragile, so thin.”
Freedome and mobility are also issues: the bird had trouble flying while Doodle had trouble walking.
Both die on the same day and in a similar way.
The colour red also represents both of them. The bird's feathers are red and the blood on Doodle, at the end, is red.