James Hurst
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James Hurst Author of “The Scarlet Ibis” 1922 -
James Hurst • Grew up in North Carolina • Attended North Carolina State College • Served in the Army during WWII
James Hurst • Studied singing at Juilliard School of Music in New York • Wanted to be an opera singer • Went to Italy for additional study • Abandoned hopes of a music career • Worked for 34 years at a large bank in New York
James Hurst • Wrote short stories and plays for literary magazines • “The Scarlet Ibis” was published in July, 1960 in The Atlantic Monthly • Story has appeared in almost every high-school literature textbook series
James Hurst • Today he lives near the farm where he grew up • Wrote “The Scarlet Ibis” to examine: • How conflict between Doodle and Brother relates to war between brothers in Europe • How people suffer when others try to make them over in their own image