The Scarlet Ibis Quotes and Analysis | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2021年5月12日—TheScarletIbisQuotesandAnalysis·HewasbornwhenIwassixandwas,fromtheoutset,adisappointment.·Everybodythoughthewas ...

"He was born when I was six and was, from the outset, a disappointment."

This quote, found at the beginning of the story, alerts readers to the narrators original expectations for his little brother. The narrator wanted a brother who would be able to run and play with him, so the reality of Doodles condition hits him hard. It is this disappointment that leads him to push Doodle as hard as he possibly can while teaching him to walk and do other activities, since his pride cannot handle the disparity between the brother he wanted and the brother he got.

"Everybody thought he was going to die—everybody except Aunt Nicey, who had delivered him. She said he would live because he was born in a caul, and cauls were made from Jesuss nightgown."