"He didn't answer so I gently lifted his head. He toppled backward onto the earth. He had been bleeding from the mouth, and his neck and the front of his shirt were stained a brilliant red."
Perhaps one of literature’s most true to life short story, The Scarlet Ibis looks into the life of two brothers, one named Doodle born with unfortunate disability that wasn’t even expected to live. The older brother is constantly disappointed in his weakness and normalcy but realizes how great his little brother’s worth and love is when he dies in the field because his lungs collapsed after playing in the rain. Just like a fragile and beautiful scarlet ibis, Doodle died of complete innocence with bright red surrounding his body.
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