THE SCARLET IBIS

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Every being on this planet consists of many "streams" of love and "knots" of hate. The aspect that makes us unique is how we express those feelings toward our society. We can show affection to someone but, at the same time show disgust to that same individual. We are never sure why we do this. Moreover, we sometimes ask inquire to ourselves to determine the reasoning for our cruelty. In "The Scarlet Ibis," hate and love is illustrated throughout infinite aspects of imagery. The author shows, through diction how Doodle and his brother have the same predicament through love and hate.

Doodle and the narrator had grew closer through a disability that Doodle obtained, but this togetherness brought a series of emotions. A strong example of the narrator's hatred is in the quotation, "It was the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree." I feel that this quotation explains Doodle's brother very elaborately. Doodle's broth

As we mature we seem to make this assumption more often. We see the world as a negative or troubled place. I believe if we seek to better ourselves we must strive not to become a person of "seasons," as Doodle's brother but to become like doodle himself, a garden of wondrous flowers. Humanity should not perceive Doodle's condition to be an obstacle, but as a way that brought him and his brother closer. To perceive a situation such as Doodle's in that aspect would bring yourself closer to a stronger loving world.

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Hurst also uses his creativity to create imagery when he states, "Even death not mar it's grace, for it lay in the earth like a broken vase of red flowers, and we stood around it awed by it's beauty." When comparing the tow characters to this quotation I feel that the author explains that hatred, or death is sometimes hidden so humanity does not see it's own hostility, as the narrator often does. The quotation e

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Approximate Word count = 685
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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