The Scarlet Ibis --- Was the narrator too much??

Why I think the story was called "The Scarlet Ibis"
I feel that it was called "The Scarlet Ibis" because it is a symbol of Doodle. The Scarlet Ibis was very similar in many ways. But, I am going to share only one main similarity between them.

It died because of an external force making it/him do something beyond its/his power. The scarlet ibis was forced to fly over long distances to avoid the storm. The external force here is the storm. And the thing it did beyond its power was flying over such long distances. In the case of Doodle, the external force was the narrator. It was the narrator that forced Doodle to do things that he could not do, but still did because the external force was too strong. In the end, both the scarlet ibis and Doodle died because of this external force, which can be so strong it is destructive.

A Little about the story
The Scarlet Ibis is a touching story about a brother trying to let his younger brother do things like a normal kid could do. The younger brother was verdicted to not being able to live more than 3 months. His parents actually asked a carpenter to make a mahogony coffin for the younger brother since he was going to die. The only person who trusted that the younger brother would not die was the person who delivered him, Aunt Nicey.

Naming Doodle/William Armstrong/narrator's brother
After three months, the younger brother did not die. The parents decided to name him William Armstrong. When the younger brother was two, he started to crawl and talked a lot. Since he always crawled backwards when he crawled, the narrator decided to name him Doodle. The narrator feels that "Renaming [Doodle] was perhaps the kindest thing [the narrator] eveer did for [Doodle], because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle."

My Opinion on the name "Doodle" given by the narrator
I would like to voice my view on what the narrator felt. Although looking superficially, it looked as if the narrator was trying insult his brother. However, looking deeper, what he said made some sense. He did so to not let people have high expectations on Doodle because if they had high exectations on Doodle, he might not even be able to meet any.

Doodle and the Go-Cart
Then, whenever the narrator went out, his mother would want him to bring Doodle out in his go-cart. The narrator wanted to discourage Doodle from coming with him, thus he would "run with [Doodle] across the ends of the cotton rows and careen him around corners on two wheels". The narrator was then, childish, and did not show much love to Doodle.

Doodle learning to walk
Going down the story, the narrator wanted Doodle to walk as he was tired of pushing Doodle around in his go-cart. The narrator "took [Doodle] by the arms and stood him up. He collapsed onto the grass like a half-empty flour sack." They tried this many times until Doodle could stand alone for a few seconds. Then, they continued and Doodle could finally walk. Without the narrator, would Doodle be able to learn how to walk? Wouldn't he just be lying in his bed, waiting for death?

Doodle after learning how to walk
The narrator was ambitious. After making Doodle learn how to walk, he wanted to teach Doodle how to run, jump, swim and fight like a normal kid could do. It would be obvious that they would face many challenges. Doodle woud have experienced pain. But would Doodle's life be so rich without the narrator?

Class Discussions
In our class discussions, we have come to a conclusion that the narrator is cruel to Doodle because he loves him. In love, there is always a fight for more power.

That's all for now. :)