In James Hurst’s short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” who or what does the delicate red bird symbolize? (1 point)

the narrator
the narrator’s brother Doodle
the inevitability of death
the fragility of family relationships

7.
What is the primary purpose of the detailed descriptions Barry Holstun Lopez includes in the excerpt from Of Wolves and Men? (1 point)

to inform the reader about what the forest is like from the wolf’s perspective
to persuade the reader that people should work to conserve unspoiled land in Canada
to express the author’s personal

Question

In James Hurst’s short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” who or what does the delicate red bird symbolize?  (1 point)

    the narrator
    the narrator’s brother Doodle
    the inevitability of death
    the fragility of family relationships

7.  
What is the primary purpose of the detailed descriptions Barry Holstun Lopez includes in the excerpt from Of Wolves and Men?  (1 point)

    to inform the reader about what the forest is like from the wolf’s perspective
    to persuade the reader that people should work to conserve unspoiled land in Canada
    to express the author’s personal