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The scarlet ibis symbolizes Doodle because they are both not meant to be in the place they are in and they both die.
In the story the thunderstorm at the end forshadows that something bad is going to happen because Doodle and Brother are right in the middle of it.
When Doodle smiles at Brother it forshadows that Doodle will live longer than the doctors predicted.
The coffin that was made for Doodle when he was a baby symbolizes how Doodles life could have been.
Old Woman Swamp is important in the story because it is where Doodle and Brother spend most of their days and Doodle learns to walk there.
The Scarlet Ibis
The go kart that Brother pulls Doodle around in is important because Doodle was once dependent on it to move but then he learned to walk.