the scarlet ibes

Scarlet Ibis symbols, quotes, and sensory images The “Scarlet Ibis” is a great story to listen to and just close your eyes and imagine. It has sensory images left and right and the reader can see the whole story in their mind. In the “Scarlet Ibis” there there are a few main symbols such as “The Bleeding Tree,” “red,” and “Scarlet Ibis.” Red, is all over this story such as “Scarlet Ibis” “The Bleeding Tree,” and “He had been bleeding from the mouth, and his neck and the front of his shirt were stained a brilliant red.” The last sentence is textural evidence that Doodle died and it was a beautiful death was set up in just a way where it was not sound like any other death. They used it in a way where it seemed beautiful and right according to the wording it was “beautiful” and the very last sentence which says “For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis.” This shows that it was a beautifully sad death and it moves the reader and gives a depressed feeling out. This short story was an fantastic example of perfect sensory images. it really spoke to the reader. if you were to listen to this story on a tape and just closed your eyes you can really picture the brilliant red and doodle. The wrighter really did an outstanding job.