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    The document analyzes the symbolism of the Scarlet Ibis in the short story by James Hurst. It finds three instances where the Scarlet Ibis represents Doodle's journey, brutal death, and weakness. Overall, the Scarlet Ibis acts as a symbol for Doodle, showing that because he was born sickly, it came to mean death and another representation of Doodle himself.

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    The document analyzes the symbolism of the Scarlet Ibis in the short story by James Hurst. It finds three instances where the Scarlet Ibis represents Doodle's journey, brutal death, and weakness. Overall, the Scarlet Ibis acts as a symbol for Doodle, showing that because he was born sickly, it came to mean death and another representation of Doodle himself.

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    The document analyzes the symbolism of the Scarlet Ibis in the short story by James Hurst. It finds three instances where the Scarlet Ibis represents Doodle's journey, brutal death, and weakness. Overall, the Scarlet Ibis acts as a symbol for Doodle, showing that because he was born sickly, it came to mean death and another representation of Doodle himself.

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    The Scarlet Ibis

    J A MES HURST

    Oneplacewherethesymbolisfoundinthetextisinlines
    326whenitsays,Sadly,wealllookedbackatthebird.A
    scarletibis!Howmanymilesithadtraveledtodielikethis,in
    ouryard,beneaththebleedingtree.Inthisinstance,The
    ScarletIbisisusedtosymbolizehowlongthiscreaturehas
    comealongwaytodielikethis.Indoingso,theauthoris
    attemptingtoshowthatitwasmisplacedlikedoodle.
    Theauthoralsousesthesymbolwhenhewrites,Atthat
    momentthebirdbegantoflutter,butthewingswere
    uncoordinated,andamidmuchflappingandasprayofflying
    feathers,ittumbleddownbumpingthroughthelimbsofthe
    bleedingtreeandlandingatourfeetwithathud.(line310
    313)Fromthis,itisclearthatTheScarletIbisrepresents
    howitdied.Theusageofthissymbolillustrateshowthe
    ScarletIbismeansdeath.Alsohowbrutaladeathcanbe.
    ThelastinstanceofthissymbolisfoundwhenDoodlejust
    died,Foralonglongtime,itseemedforever,Ilaythere
    crying,shelteringmyfallenscarletibisfromtheheresyofthe
    rain.(line409411)ThescarletIbisisbeingusedto
    symbolizeHowweakandsensitiveitis.Thisfinalexample
    demonstratesthatDoodlewasliketheScarletIbisafterall.
    Hewaswasweak,misplaced,anddiedred.

    OveralltheauthorusesTheScarletIbis
    asasymbolofDoodle.Thissymbol
    helpstheauthorcommunicatehistheme
    thatbecauseDoodlewasbornsick,The
    ScarletIbismeansdeathandisa
    anotherrepresentationofDoodlehimself.

    Work cited
    https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2012/04/12/22/13/ibis
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    The book
    Hurst,James."TheScarletIbis."TheScarletIbis.
    N.p.:n.p.,n.d.N.pag.Print.

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