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The Scarlet Ibis

by James Hurst

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The Scarlet Ibis

"The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst is rich in imagery and irony, which enhance its themes of fragility and the consequences of pushing beyond natural limits. Vivid imagery, like the color red...

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The Scarlet Ibis

In "The Scarlet Ibis," the author chooses to start with so many images of death because he wants to foreshadow the eventual death of Doodle. The dead things of nature at the start of the story also...

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