What emotion does The Scarlet Ibis evoke in the minds of readers?

"The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story written by James
Hurst. In this story, an older brother recalls his experiences with his younger,
disabled brother, nicknamed Doodle. He both loves Doodle and resents him. He teaches
Doodle how to walk because he is ashamed to have a brother that cannot walk. He hopes to
teach him everything so he can be "normal" and go to school but Doodle is like the
scarlet ibis, beautiful and fragile, but decidedly different. By the end of the story,
Big Brother's expectations have been too large and he fails not only his sweet brother,
Doodle, but also himself.

Emotions evoked in the reader may
include:

guilt since shame
drove Big Brother to expect so much of
Doodle;

sadness over the loss
of the normal sibling
relationship;

grief because he
was unable to protect his
brother;

hopelessness over his
ultimate lack of acceptance of someone that was not outwardly perfect and
whole.