The Scarlet Ibis Memory and the Past Quotes

This line reminds the reader that the story is a memory. There is something very tender about Brother picturing his mother worriedly watching her young son struggling to crawl, in spite of his "weak heart" (2.1).

We find this moment interesting because it discusses both the past and the future. It's painful sad because it shows that Brother always assumed Doodle would live to be an old man, and that he shared this assumption with Doodle.

These are the names of World War I battle sites. In this way, Brother subtly connects the deaths of boys in war with Doodle's death. This also helps us understand the larger setting of the story, and places Brother's memory in time.