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James Hurst

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

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James Hurst

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  1. James Hurst Author of “The Scarlet Ibis” 1922 -

  2. James Hurst • Grew up in North Carolina • Attended North Carolina State College • Served in the Army during WWII

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

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