Readers can imagine that Brother feels a great deal of guilt at his brother's death. He is his chief companion and caretaker, while their parents, though loving, distance themselves from Doodle. They don't expect him to live; don't name him for three months, suggesting they think there is not much use in that; and they even have a coffin made for him.
Brother, we know, has a sensitive conscience, as he cries with guilt when his parents praise him for teaching Doodle to walk. Brother doesn't feel he deserves the hugs he gets, because his motives weren't pure: he taught Doodle to walk because he was ashamed of his brother's disability and wanted to make him more like other boys.
Brother is likely to feel responsible for Doodle's death and feel guilt that his last act while Doodle was alive was running away from him during a storm in frustration...
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at his realization that Doodle was never going to be like the other boys at school. Because of his strong conscience and ethical compass, he is likely to feel he was wrong to run ahead when Doodle was desperately running after him, crying out to him,
Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!
The parents knew that Doodle's early death was inevitable. Brother, however, will have to come to terms with feeling responsible for it, even though it is not entirely his fault.
How does Brother feel about Doodle's death?
Brother is devastated about Doodle's death, as well he might be—after all, Brother was largely responsible for this terrible tragedy. He was the one who left him behind in the woods in the middle of a thunderstorm. He knew full well that Doodle, with his disabilities, wouldn't have been able to keep up with him. But Brother chose to run on ahead, full of anger and embarrassment at his kid brother's physical weakness.
Nevertheless, when Brother goes back to the woods and discovers Doodle's lifeless body, he's overcome with grief. He screams Doodle's name several times before sheltering his corpse from the rain, which is now falling in torrents. But it's all too little, too late. Brother's pride, selfishness, and lack of consideration have helped bring about Doodle's death, and that's something he'll have to live with for the rest of his life.