PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Language of Literature
"The Scarlet Ibis"
I can site textual evidence to explain the setting, character development, theme, and symbolism in "The Scarlet Ibis".
The boys love to go to Old Women Swamp: "I would gather wild flowers, wild violets, honey suckle, yellow jasmine, and wire grass. We'd weave them into necklaces and crowns (Hurst 597)".
Doodle loved his brother more than anything:
The narrator is ashamed to have a handicap brother and tried to "help" for is own sake, out of pride:
The theme of the story was balancing pride: