“The Scarlet Ibis”
Symbolism
Maria Ortega 1B
“The last graveyard flowers were blooming, and their
smell drifted through every room of our house,
speaking softly the names of our dead.”
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This quote shows that Doodle and the
Ibis resemble each other because they
both die and it also connects to Doodle
because they first gave him a name that
would look nice on a tomb stone.
The quote shows that Doodle and Ibis
have similar deaths because they both
die in a similar way and this tells us that
their names can also be spoken softy
like the quote tells us.
This quote tells us that Doodle can
identify himself with the bird because
they both die and someone shows
bereft towards their death; Brother to
Doodle and Doodle to the bird.
This also tells us that Doodle and the
Ibis were put in worlds that they could
not survive in because they both die.
“Lay on Earth like a broken vase of red flowers.”
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This quote shows that Doodle and the Ibis
are similar because they both represent the
broken vase, they both go through a
struggle. Doodle’s struggle is that he cannot
live up to what his brother expects of him
and the ibis is found in a place where he
does not belong, belongs in tropic
This quote tells us that Doodle and Ibis have
similar deaths because they get to the
point of exhaustion In the environment that
they are in where they fail to resist.
Doodle identifies himself to the bird wit this
quote because they are both seen as the
broken vas on Earth; they both are found
somewhere where they have to pick
themselves up and do what is expected. Its
like the vase trying to glue its parts together
Doodle and ibis are both put in worlds
where they cannot survive because they
feel broken and their job is to fix themselves
and build up.
“Brother, brother, don’t leave me!”
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This quote shows the resemblance
between the ibis and Doodle
because they both seem to need
help when they’re falling.
The quote shows that they both
have similar deaths because they
die needing the help of someone
that’ll help them build up
Doodle identifies himself with the
bird because they both need help
to survive.
They are both put in worlds where
they cannot survive alone and that
is why Doodle begs his brother not
to leave him.
"Dead birds is bad luck. Specially red dead
birds."
• This quote shows that Doodle and
the ibis resemble each other
because finding the dead bird
gives a sign that Doodle will die
soon and in a similar way.
• The quote shows they have
similar deaths because they both
die falling and have the bad luck
of no one helping them
• They identify with each other
because the ibis shows bad luck
to Doodle.
• They are both put in worlds
where they cannot survive
without the help of someone
Green, White, Red
The colors green, white and red
symbolize a lot of things in me and my
life. The color green symbolizes the love I
have for natural things. The color white
symbolizes the calm and peace person I
am. The color red stands for all the bad
and the struggles that I have faced until
now, but those colors put together
symbolize something that is really
important for me. My origin, Mexican.
Cross Necklace
The symbol of the cross necklace means
many things to me. It can stand for a gift that I
was given from someone very special. It has a
sentimental value to me. It also stands for my
religion. In a catholic church you will always
see a cross. The cross necklace is also special
to me because it gives me a feeling where I
feel safe when wearing it.
Pink Rose
Pink roses symbolize how
beautiful nature is to me. Also how
something really small from a seed
can grow to something really pretty
to a rose. It shows how things cannot
grow without what is needed to
grow. Roses can also mean a lot to
people. Specially when it is
something you’ve always wanted
from someone.
The number 15
The number 15 has a special
meaning to me. It is my age. It is
also the number of years I have
been with my family and to me
that’s something very important.
It can be a special moment like
turning 15. Being Hispanic, that is
a very important moment to a girl
who has turned 15. It means
there are many doors opening to
her and welcoming her to the
new world of being a women.
Many celebrate this as a
quinceanera.