“Raymond’s Run,” is about a girl named Squeaky who protects her brother, Raymond. “Everything Will Be Okay” is about a boy named James who wants to make him family proud but thinks very differently from them. In the stories “Everything will be okay” and “Raymond’s Run” the authors teach is that it is okay to be your own person.
In “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky is very protective of her brother, Raymond. Because of this it is hard for Raymond to be his own person. Squeaky keeps him on the inside of the road so he doesn't run off. He has to stay by Squeaky’s side every minute of the day. She doesn't even let him talk to other people because she is afraid that Raymond will get hurt. For example, when Mary asked, “what grade are you in now Raymond.” Squeaky didn’t even let him defend himself, when she yelled “You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of raggedy town Baltimore.” This shows that Raymond can’t even stand up for himself, without Squeaky jumping in. If Squeaky won’t even let Raymond talk to other people then Raymond can’t become his own person. By the end of the story Squeaky gives him a …show more content…
They both can teach us that it is okay to be your own person. I feel that squeaky and James are very different characters. Squeaky is very tough- she would rather “Knock you down and take my chances.” James is very sensitive and cries about how the cat has to be put to sleep. James’ cat was really his only friend. James and Squeaky are the same in that way; Squeaky’s only friend is her brother Raymond. Both stories talk about being your own person they just talk about it in different ways. In “Raymond's Run,” Squeaky's realizes that she needs to give Raymond a chance to be his own person. In “Everything Will Be Okay,” James realizes that he wants to be his own person. As you can see both of these stories teach us a very important lesson about being