All siblings are cruel to one another in many different ways; but the story written by James Hurst called "The Scarlet Ibis" takes the idea to a whole new level. In the story, Brother tries to take advantage of the kind, caring nature of Doodle and is cruel because he thinks of Doodle as a disappointment. To be concise, Brother views Doodle as a disappointment because Doodle is physically inept and Brother always wanted a little normal brother that he could play with. Adding more to that fact, Brother was also jealous of all the attention Doodle received and also annoyed at the fact that he had to take Doodle everywhere with him. Barely tolerating the fact that Doodle was different from everyone else and strived to teach him "normal" things but not for Doodle's own good. Doodle and Brother's relationship came off as loving each other but...