A demonstration of this theme would be when Doodle's brother teaches Doodle to walk. Although the brother taught him to walk because he was ashamed of having a crippled brother, Doodle's parents and his aunt were overwhelming with joy when Doodle and his brother revealed it to them. Doodle was pleased with his brother because Doodle thought he would never be able to walk. Doodle never really believed that he could do it, but through hard work, the brother taught Doodle to walk. The brother's life was changed when Doo

Another manifestation of this theme occurs when the brother, out of overbearing pride, runs away from Doodle in a final attempt to teach Doodle how to run. The brother runs away because he is mortified that his brother could not do normal things that kids of his age find it easy to do. The brother thought leaving Doodle behind would make him run to catch up. Realizing the futility of his efforts, he waited for Doodle to catch up. The brother went back to find Doodle trying to draw alongside him, but the only thing he saw was a lifeless body with blood around the body. He knew it was Doodle and covered his body with his own to shield Doodle from the rain. He shed tears because he loved Doodle very much and never got a chance to show it. Doodle's parents and his aunt sobbed over the loss of Doodle. The all loved him very much, but the brother was weeping because his choice to run away from Doodle was the demise of his o

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