Oscar Pistorius, a runner who had both legs amputated at eleven months old once said, "You are not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have." As human beings we see disabilities as a bad thing. The disability was the only thing the brother from The Scarlet Ibis saw when he saw his baby brother, Doodle, for the first time. When the baby was born he was expected to die or never be able to do things that most kids would be able to do. The brother had resentment of Doodle and taught Doodle to walk, climb, and swim only because he was embarrassed to have a disabled brother. Doodle did everything he could to win his brother's pride and he never gave up. As the story goes on the brother sees Doodle not for his disability, but for his personality. Then one day a scarlet ibis fell from one of the trees, sick and injured the scarlet ibis passed away. Doodle buried the bird and sang to it. Later, after Doodle refused to do his daily training it started to rain. Upset with Doodle, the brother left him. When Doodle did not follow after him he went to look for him, only to realize Doodle had passed. Doodle's determination, kindness, and dependence on others, changed his brother's opinion on disabilities and that is more important to important to love …show more content…
When most would give up, Doodle overcame many things that he was constantly told he could not do. As the brother once recalled "The doctor said that with his weak heart this strain would probably kill him, but it didn't. Trembling, he'd push himself up, turning first red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like an old worn-out doll" (Hurst). This reveals how much Doodle wishes to succeed to his brother. His brother finds that even though Doodle is told he can't, he is still determined to try. His disability allows his brother to see that success comes from the determination to