In the short story, Brother is cruel to Doodle and treats him very badly, mainly because Brother is ashamed of his disability. For example, Brother says that he wanted to kill Doodle because he couldn't bear the thought of having an invalid brother who "possibly was not all there." Brother wanted to kill Doodle because he would rather not have a brother at all than have one that is invalid and isn't all there. Brother could not bear the thought of having an invalid brother because he wanted a normal brother whom he could play with and do things that all brothers do with each other. In addition, Brother said, "I was embarrassed at ha

Brother treats Doodle very badly, but Doodle accepts his mistreatment because among other reasons, he fears being abandoned and left behind. For example, Doodle cried, "Don't go leave me brother," when he didn't want to touch his casket and Brother said that he would leave him by himself if he didn't. Doodle is afraid that Brother will leave him because Doodle knew that Brother wanted a 'normal' little brother, and Doodle felt that he wasn't good enough, so Brother would leave him. The story didn't mention much about Doodle having friends, so he probably didn't have any and based on this, Doodle probably felt that Brother would abandon him and that he would be all alone. Furthermore, Doodle cried out, "Brother, Brother, don't leave me!" when brother started to run, after he realized that his plans for Doodle had failed. Doodle most likely looked up to Brother, like every little boy does, and wanted to be just like his

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Approximate Word count = 624
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)