Question

What might the words “bleeding tree” symbolize in The Scarlet Ibis?

Answer 1

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Bleeding is, of course, a symbol of death, and it is not accidental that it is this tree in which the injured bird lands, and then falls dead. The bleeding tree parallels the blood that will soak Doodle at his death later on in the story. The red nightshade bush is the site of Doodle's death.

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Answer 2

Answer:

bleeding is the liquid that is stored by the tree for energy conservation or any other purpose while comparing man and tree, poet has used this example that shows while tree get a wound it also get it's blood out and this blood is that liquid I have discussed before

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