My question for this story was to what extent are the aspects symbolic,meta ding for something larger than itself? How do you know this?
An answer that I have is how th story often mentions trees and wood. It's s big part of the setting, I think, because it is mentioned a lot. my theory on what it is symbolic for is that trees give off oxygen and humans need oxygen, just like how Doodle needed the big brother (I don't think it ever mentions his name).
Another answer I have forbid is that they live really close to a sea (or large body of water) and a sea is very necessary for things like food and transportation, just like how the big brother was needed for Doodle. The sea turned against their family by the hurricane that occurs, just like how the big brother turns against Doodle and ends up leaving him in the rain.
The time of year was another thing I noticed summer was DEAD and fall hadn't yet been BORN. These words stood out to me. I think the author was symbolizing how Doodle is born not right and then dies in a weird way.
That's what I got for some answers for this question about the Scarlet Ibis. The setting all in all was a pretty symbolic thing for the story.
I like how you brought up the rain connecting to the hurricane. I think that is interesting how the bird died after the hurricane brought him to their yard, and how doodle died in the rain!
ReplyDelete