Book scarlet ibis - james hurst

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#431593 Wed, 17 Oct 07 12:02 AM

I thought the story was quite moving and it is a true story so the boy must have been devastated.

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#435268 Fri, 26 Oct 07 10:10 PM

i lobe this book so much i cryed at the end when doodle died.i want to know is the story true

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#448955 Sun, 02 Dec 07 08:48 PM

The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst is available online. Wikipedia has a link to the online version. Just do a search for "The Scarlet Ibis Wikipedia".

The story is like A Separate Peace by John Knowles. The theme is human cruelty, vanity, and pride. In the Knowles book, envy and jealousy cause one student to subconsciously want to kill another. In The Scarlet Ibis, the narrator wants to subconsciously kill his disabled brother. I agree with you that in both tales, the authors make conscious what is only present at ther subconscious level. Both show that behind the facile facade, lurks cruelty and homicidal urges. We are able to confront this fact about ourselves. We are able to grow as human beings. This is why these tales are classics.

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#483777 Sat, 01 Mar 08 08:24 PM

you got that right!!

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#491203 Thu, 20 Mar 08 08:45 PM

i have read it and when you do read it you will love it

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#538584 Wed, 09 Jul 08 12:38 AM

just read the story.. felt tears at the last paragraph when the brother sheltered Doodle from the heresy of rain...
what brotherly love and imagine his guilt, remorse and sense of loss at losing his brother...
as opposed to what most people might feel, i think that he was a good brother to Doodle.. and the thing is Doodle felt
that he had a good brother... as the few occasions he felt frightened, he turned to him for shelter...

absolutely loved the story... anymore suggestion on titles of similarly moving stories?

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#542187 Wed, 16 Jul 08 03:56 AM

[Unnecessary slur deleted].It is a pro book! OK!!

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