Na Chen
Argumentative Essay-Scarlet
“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good Pride represents our dignity and self respected. ‘Bad Pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” This quote by John C. Maxwell explains how pride could be good or bad. Also, there are many quotes from the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” saying how pride could be wonderful or terrible. Pride is a terrible thing to have because it could lead you to hurt others, ruin relationships, and becoming arrogant.
But, pride is a good trait to process because it could lead you to become more self-respectful and to wanting to help others. Pride could help you develop self-respect. “They did not know that I did it for myself, that pride, whose slave I was, spoke louder than all their voices,”(Hurst 173). This quote from the short story, reveals how the …show more content…
Pride could lead you to hurt others. "I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us,"(Hurst 176). This quote from the short story,"the Scarlet Ibis,"reveals how the narrator was full of pride and left Doodle in the storm, which then lead to Doodle's death. Another example of pride being a bad trait is that pride could ruin relationships. "He had failed and we both knew it, so we started back home, racing the storm.We never spoke(what are the words that can solder pride?"(176). The narrator of the short story,"the Scarlet Ibis," left his brother after he couldn’t complete the task he had assigned for him. Also, pride could lead you to becoming arrogant. "Once I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility,"(173). The narrator became arrogant after succeeding in one thing was full of pride which lead him to become arrogant. Therefore, pride is a very unattractive thing to
Argumentative Essay-Scarlet
“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good Pride represents our dignity and self respected. ‘Bad Pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” This quote by John C. Maxwell explains how pride could be good or bad. Also, there are many quotes from the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” saying how pride could be wonderful or terrible. Pride is a terrible thing to have because it could lead you to hurt others, ruin relationships, and becoming arrogant.
But, pride is a good trait to process because it could lead you to become more self-respectful and to wanting to help others. Pride could help you develop self-respect. “They did not know that I did it for myself, that pride, whose slave I was, spoke louder than all their voices,”(Hurst 173). This quote from the short story, reveals how the …show more content…
Pride could lead you to hurt others. "I ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us,"(Hurst 176). This quote from the short story,"the Scarlet Ibis,"reveals how the narrator was full of pride and left Doodle in the storm, which then lead to Doodle's death. Another example of pride being a bad trait is that pride could ruin relationships. "He had failed and we both knew it, so we started back home, racing the storm.We never spoke(what are the words that can solder pride?"(176). The narrator of the short story,"the Scarlet Ibis," left his brother after he couldn’t complete the task he had assigned for him. Also, pride could lead you to becoming arrogant. "Once I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility,"(173). The narrator became arrogant after succeeding in one thing was full of pride which lead him to become arrogant. Therefore, pride is a very unattractive thing to