Pride, Determination, and Cruelty Found in “The Scarlet Ibis
...h”(172). Brother was “embarrassed”(172) by the fact that Doodle was not able to walk. Therefore, Brother set out to teach him how to walk. The family did not know “ . . . that Doodle walked only because [Brother] was ashamed of having a crippled brother”(173). Determination is developed by similes. Brother compares Doodle to “an old worn-out doll”(170) when he tries to learn how to walk. Doodle trying to stand up for the first time is compared to “ half empty flour sack”(172). Doodle is determined to walk because of the enlightenment of Brother. Doodles determination to learn how to row and swim by the end of the summer is his considered “[his] pot gold”(174). Mostly Brother expresses cruelty. Brother says, “ . . . I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow”(169). Brother tried to make Doodle touch the casket he was suppose to be buried in. Brother told Doodle, “‘ . . ...