In "The Scarlet Ibis", is the brothers' relationship believable? Name 3 examples to support your view.

Absolutely! What brothers don't experience
conflict?

First, no older brother wants a tag-a-long. From
early in the story, Doodle's brother tired of bringing Doodle everywhere, so like all
young boys he thought of a solution:

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Doodle was five years old when I turned 13. I
was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn't walk, so I set out to teach
him. We were down in Old Woman Swamp. "I'm going to teach you to walk, Doodle," I
said.

This is great if it
would work for Doodle's brother. It eventually does. This is something brothers do
indeed do: set out a purpose and try to fulfill it, even if one of their intentions are
not the most positive.

Secondly, brothers will be the most
and worst faithful of friends. I think this is strongly displayed in the end when Doodle
dies:

The
rain came, roaring through the pines. And then, like a bursting Roman candle, a gum tree
ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning. When the deafening thunder had died, I
heard Doodle cry out, "Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave
me!"

The knowledge that our plans had come to nothing was
bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakened. I ran as fast as I could, leaving
him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us. Soon I could hear his voice no
more.

If Doodle's brother
hadn't sought his own personal gain in this instance I would have been surprised. I have
watched boys. They fight, the ridicule each other and they have a man code, something I
will never understand: somehow there can be forgiveness even with the worst of
disloyalties. I entirely believe a brother could abandon another if life depended on
it.

Lastly, I find that Doodle's brother believed in him
when no one else would. This demonstrates a loyalty that is rarely seen in relationships
except those between brothers or family members:

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Since I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to
walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility. I decided to teach him to run, to row,
to swim, to climb trees, and to fight. Now he, too, believed in me; so, we set a
deadline when Doodle could start
school.

Notice, the older
brother takes credit for Doodle's successes. Siblings always do this - they want credit
for what they do that is good, even if it's just from mom and
dad.

This author captures the human nature of a sibling
relationship better than most I've seen. It's a completely believable
relationship.