In the story "The Scarlet Lbis," James Hurst is trying to tell the reader that doing things for a persons pride can turn into regret and be a hard life lesson to learn. When Aunt Nicey said, "Dead birds is bad luck, specially red dead birds!" I think Doodle would regret going into the yard to watch the red bird die, because dead red birds are bad luck and maybe that's why he ended up dying. Also in the story Brother says, "I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet lbis from the heresy of rain." When Brother helps Doodle make physical gains, he only does it for his own pride. Brother has learned that being concerned about his pride was a bad choice that led to regret. According to what author James Hurst is trying to say, a person's