Narrator
Why did the narrator run away from doodle at the end of the story?
Anything along the lines of the narrator feeling sick and tired of doodle and not wanting to slow down or go back for him because he thought he could push through and let his greed get control of him.
How did doodle die?
He was too exhausted from being overworked/he was struck by lightning.
How did they describe the scarlet ibis when they first saw it?
It was a big red bird.
How did the family react to doodle walking?
They were all very excited.
Why did the narrator push doodle so hard in life?
The narrator did this because he was embarrassed that his brother was disable and wanted a "normal brother"
What happened to doodle's red wagon and why?
They put the red wagon in storage next to the coffin because the narrator taught doodle to walk and he no longer needed it
Which character said, "dead birds is bad luck"?
Aunt Nicey
Where would they work on doodles strength?
Old womans swamp.
What did the narrator do when he wanted doodle to know that they all thought he was going to die?
The narrator forced doodle to touch his own coffin.
Why is Doodle compared to the scarlet ibis?
Extra 100 points: Why did doodle have a special love for the bird?
Doodle is compared to the scarlet ibis because the ibis just died and was hurt, where doodle was presumed to die at birth, and was disabled and never looked at as an equal.
He loves the bird because it resembles him, and he feels empathetic for it dying alone because that is one of doodles biggest fears.
How did they know what type of bird the scarlet ibis was?
They knew this because of the bird book that the narrator brought to the dad.
Why did doodle always do what the narrator said?
Anything along the lines of doodle not wanting to be alone, him wanting a friend, and the fact that the narrator was something exiting in his dull life.
(He basically just wanted his brother to love him)
Where did the scarlet ibis travel from?
The Tropics of South America