Having a younger brother or sister is hard, but having a crippled sibling is even harder. In James Hurst's short story, "The Scarlet Ibis," the narrator finds it difficult to have a crippled brother. The big brother takes on a lot; he tries to make his brother normal. While doing so, he begins to let his pride take over and becomes very grief-stricken in the process.

As the narrator grew older he learned more, but for Doodle life wasn't that way. As the big brother, the narrator has to haul Doodle around. After getting tired of being Doodles personal chauffeur, he decides to teach Doodle to walk. Doodle tries to convince his big brother that he is not able to walk or stand on his own. Doodle and his brother surprise the family; Doodle finally learns to walk. They did not know that he had taught Doodle how...