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The Scarlet Ibis
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James Hurst
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The Scarlet Ibis Characters
Meet the Cast
Brother
Brother is a very driven person. He's driven by love, family, friendship, intelligence, physical strength endurance, and by deep connections with nature. He's also driven by some difficult emotions...
William "Doodle" Armstrong
Doodle is born on October 8, 1911, and named William Armstrong, Armstrong being his middle name, not his last name. When he learns to crawl backwards, reminding Brother of a doodle-bug, brother nam...
Mama
Mama seems like a loving, very serious person who is intensely distressed by Doodle's condition. Mother's instinct is to be completely protective of her fragile son. Yet, interestingly, she encoura...
Daddy
Daddy is a cotton farmer, and he seems kind, loving, and even more serious than Mama. One might even call him grave. One of the first things we hear about him is that he bought Doodle a coffin when...
Aunt Nicey
True to her name, Aunt Nicey seems like a nice lady. When Doodle is born, she's the only person who believes he'll make it. Her reasons for believing this are interesting. She's the story's most ov...
The Doctor
The doctor plays a behind the scenes role. He isn't described, or named. He isn't in any actual scenes. Still, he plays a big role in driving the events of this story, and he contributes heavily to...