Atmosphere in this case probably means the environment, or
setting. For the storyline of The Scarlet Ibis, the atmosphere
feels like the passage of time. Natural seasons coming and going are described through
the vegetation of a home near a swamp. This gives the feel that the story takes place
somewhere close to the south. Also, the atmosphere feels as if there is a problem that
won't be solved. I say this because there are so many references and allusions to death
or the color red.
If you specifically are looking for the
atmosphere of the bird, the scarlet ibis, then we only encournter this at the end of the
story. When the bird is encountered it is described this
way:
We shaded
our eyes with our hands against the hazy glare of the sun and peered up through the
still leaves. On the topmost branch a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers
and long legs, was perched
precariously.
During the
experience of the bird, the atmosphere was found to be hazy, yet sunny. Being perched
precariously this must have been a curious sight to see. the bird
then falls out of the tree and the family researches its origin, but does not really
respond to the dying bird.
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