The Scarlet Ibis (Classic Short Stories)

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Summary: A Touching Story About Life
Review: I thought that this book teaches us a valuable lesson that love comes from deep down inside, and that it can not be taken for granted. If you never love, you never live, and that can be the greatest sin of a lifetime. To open yourself to someone can be difficult, but nothing worthwhile was ever handed to you. In this story, Doodle was loved so much that he was better equipped for life than some fully grown adults. With a good friend beside you,like Brother, anything can be accomplished.

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Summary: Horrid.
Review: I was forced into reading this last week by my freshman language arts teacher, and I didn't like it at all. The author spent far too much time hinting at what was to come, so that by the end of the first paragraph it was obvious that someone was going to die.
I can't believe other people didnt realize this.. but alas...
The main character was very cruel, and the other characters were rather flat.
I just... didn't like it, period.

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Summary: Incredible...
Review: I'm a freshman student that attends an honors class in California. I just recently read (more like devoured) this short story, "The Scarlet Ibis." This story is one out of ten stories we'll be reading in this quarter, and I have to say that this will have to be my favorite. As a "child" or maturing teen, I would recommend this story to any teenager. It made me think about how I treat people, and maybe that a special friend or family member around me may be a scarlet ibis in disguise. At the end of the story there was an exerpt of a review which said, "This story is one many people say that they will never forget.." I agree whole-heartedly. Happy reading!

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Summary: Incredible...
Review: I'm a freshman student that attends an honors class in California. I just recently read (more like devoured) this short story, "The Scarlet Ibis." This story is one out of ten stories we'll be reading in this quarter, and I have to say that this will have to be my favorite. As a "child" or maturing teen, I would recommend this story to any teenager. It made me think about how I treat people, and maybe that a special friend or family member around me may be a scarlet ibis in disguise. At the end of the story there was an exerpt of a review which said, "This story is one many people say that they will never forget.." I agree whole-heartedly. Happy reading!

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Summary: Wow! I Thought I Was The Only One
Review: I'm amazed that the people already quoted here had the same profound, deeply-felt reaction that I did to this story. I read it in '78 myself as a 9th grader and it was seared into my memory ever since. I looked for it in libraries for twenty years, and could never find it. What can I say that hasn't already been said more eloquently? It is a beautifully written, heartbreaking little story that teaches a very valuable lesson. I can't imagine it not having an impact on anyone who reads it. Well, I'm glad to know that I'm in good company -- that it wasn't just my imagination!

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Summary: The Book To Read.
Review: I've got to say that this is the greatest book I have read so far. When I read it I felt as if I were the characters in the story. It sucked me in. Once I put my eyes on it, I didn't want to take them off. This is a must read book. You will see how the book just fills you up with a warmth inside as you read. I loved it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Near-personal experience
Review: I, like many of my fellow reviewers, read this book in high school literature class. Unlike them; however, I do have a partially handicapped brother whom I treated just like Doodle was treated in this story. For this reason the story touched me so deeply as I included a poem about it and my brother in my poetry book. Growing up I constantly pushed my brother to try harder, run faster, and so on in hope that her would better himself. As I came to figure out upon looking back...I was embarrassed by him. I too, thought I could "cure" him and make him somewhat "normal" in appearance and function. Somehow though my brother inspired me to help those who need it and now I am going to do just that for a living. The Scarlet Ibis made me realize that I wasn't alone in my thinking as a little girl, and that I am so very thankful to have my brother, whom I dearly love.

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Summary: Near-personal experience
Review: I, like many of my fellow reviewers, read this book in high school literature class. Unlike them; however, I do have a partially handicapped brother whom I treated just like Doodle was treated in this story. For this reason the story touched me so deeply as I included a poem about it and my brother in my poetry book. Growing up I constantly pushed my brother to try harder, run faster, and so on in hope that her would better himself. As I came to figure out upon looking back...I was embarrassed by him. I too, thought I could "cure" him and make him somewhat "normal" in appearance and function. Somehow though my brother inspired me to help those who need it and now I am going to do just that for a living. The Scarlet Ibis made me realize that I wasn't alone in my thinking as a little girl, and that I am so very thankful to have my brother, whom I dearly love.

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Summary: THE CURE for sibling rivalry
Review: In my Freshman English class in high school, we were told to read the first half of this story. Always the troublemaker - and the avid reader - I finished very quickly and decided to read on until our time was up. I was soon found out, as I burst into tears in the middle of class and had to leave to regain my composure. Everyone else hurried to see what I had gotten so broken up about. Needless to say, this was a powerful reminder to me of human fragility, ultimate remorse, and the necessity of compassion. I only wish I hadn't had to return the textbook it was in - I hadn't been able to find a copy of this story until now.

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Summary: THE CURE for sibling rivalry
Review: In my Freshman English class in high school, we were told to read the first half of this story. Always the troublemaker - and the avid reader - I finished very quickly and decided to read on until our time was up. I was soon found out, as I burst into tears in the middle of class and had to leave to regain my composure. Everyone else hurried to see what I had gotten so broken up about. Needless to say, this was a powerful reminder to me of human fragility, ultimate remorse, and the necessity of compassion. I only wish I hadn't had to return the textbook it was in - I hadn't been able to find a copy of this story until now.