The Scarlet Ibis and it's Narrator

The Scarlet Ibis is a depressing story about the struggles of life and how we choose to live it. The narrator happens to be one of the main characters in this story; the selfish brother of a determined child with disabilities. Considering the narrator is part of the main family, I'd say he knows a heck of a lot about the characters. He's not omniscient because he only knows what we know and the only thoughts he can unravel are his own. By using this person as the story's narrator, it creates a sort of special tie between reader and book. We experience everything the narrator does in astonishing detail so we feel closer to the characters, especially to the narrator's brother; we feel for him just as the storyteller does. In addition to that, we can also relate more to the narrator. Just like him, we all feel selfish at times; it's almost part of the human nature.