...having the freedom they deserve. One such person is Squeaky, the protagonist of “Raymond’s Run”, a short story written by Toni Cade Bambara. Squeaky is a very diligent person, but like everyone else’s life, she has to live with difficulties. For example, she has to deal with Gretchen and her gang—bullies who include one of her former friends—until she betrayed Squeaky. She also lives with her overbearing mother who always expects her to behave properly and conform to society's gender stereotypes. Similarly, the song “Believer” by Imagine Dragons closely relates to and describes one person’s emotional pain and the search for independence. Both the song lyrics and “Raymond’s Run” reflect...
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...short story "Raymond's Run'' by Tori Cade Bambara, the protagonist Squeaky is a young girl who is in charge of taking care of her handicapped brother. Her real name is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, she got the name Squeaky because her voice is well squeaky. From what the author wrote I think the setting is in NYC. Squeaky proves to be a memorable character because she is a nonconformist, protective and mostly because she is very confident. One main reason that Squeaky is a memorable character, is that she is a nonconformist-a kindof bad way to say that you are very different from everybody else. For incense, she says "I take my time getting to the park on May Day because the track meet is the last thing on the program. The biggest thing on the program is the May Pole...
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...“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...
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...ethics, feelings, and behaviors than them. In the stories “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst, and “Raymond’s Run” written by Toni Cade Bambara, the authors depicted the relationships with disabled siblings. These relationships could have a significant impact on these siblings’ life later on. Notwithstanding bearing the fact that Doodle’s brother and Squeaky previously displayed infinitesimal tolerance towards their younger siblings’ incapacity, the differences that it unfold in their stages of tolerance as the stories continue are relatively remarkable. Initially, a similarity relating to tolerance found in “The Scarlet Ibis” and “Raymond’s Run” is how both Squeaky and Brother both take care their disabled sibling. In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis,” Doodle was the younger brother who was born with physical disabilities. The narrator, who was known as Brother in the story supervises Doodle because he was determined to make Doodle to become his ideal brother. Specifically on paragraph 10 Brother remarked, “ When Doodle was five years old, I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk, so I set out to teach him.” This indicates that Brother teach Doodle how to walk because for his selfish motives. Brother was worried about his own reputation because he could not bear the fact of having a disabled brother. Likewise, in “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky was the sole protector of her younger brother Raymond. Especially on...
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...Raymond’s Run and All-American Slurp Theme Essay The morals of the novels, “Raymond’s Run” and “The All-American Slurp”, relate to what the main character of each story really wants in life because the theme of the story holds the character back from what they desire. The theme of the story “Raymond’s Run” is, the way you act affects what others think of you. The main character, Squeaky, is wanting a real friend, but her attitude and her attachment towards Raymond is stopping her from making one. The theme of “The All-American Slurp” is, differences in culture make it hard to fit in. The main character in “The All-American Slurp” wants to fit in and be like the other families in America, but her culture and the way she acts is different from others. In both of the stories, the theme has an impact on what the main characters yearn for....
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...Compare/ Contrast Essay It might seem like “Everything Will Be OK” and “ Raymond's Run” are very different kinds of stories. One is a story about a boy who is soft, sensitive and the other is about a girl who is tough and confident. When you dig a little deeper, you will see that both stories actually share a common theme. In both stories , “Raymond's Run” and “ Everything Will Be OK” the authors teach us that it is important to have courage to be an individual. In “Everything Will Be OK” the author shows us that it is vital to have courage to be yourself . In the beginning of the story James shows little courage to be himself . For example, when James says he can feel tears welling up. This evidence shows that, James is really sad about the kitten, maybe being too sick to keep but he won’t show it because he’s afraid of what is brother’s will think if he cries. This shows very little courage. Another example is, when James says “ I want to go because I want my father to like me, but I don’t want to kill animals” This evidence suggests , that he has to courage to just say he doesn't want to because he is so busy...
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...Many people are pushed to hide who they really are when they mean to impress others because the want to appear “normal”. All this affects their self-worth and self-esteem, pulling them under a veil of regret and self-doubt. Similarly, the character Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker (also known as Squeaky), the protagonist in the short story “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Barbara, uses a mask to hide her feelings from others. She resides in poverty-stricken Harlem taking place in the 1960s....
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...No matter how far your imagination can stretch or what you can think of, you can get anything you want if you give it all you have got. Determination is the key to following your dreams, proven in the story “Raymond’s Run” as well as The Duck Song. Squeaky is out to pursue her dreams and keep her reputation as a runner. Her tenaciousness lets her see her goal and find a way to get to it like a GPS finding a destination. But when Squeaky fails she doesn’t give up, she tries again either at something new or at what she failed at, just like the duck in The Duck Song. With Squeaky determination is what makes her win. If Squeaky had still had the muscle to be a runner, but didn’t care about the outcome of the race you would see someone who had no...
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...Almost everybody has heard of the bright-eyed, smiling Barbie doll. The fashion doll is extremely famous, and has been part of many childhoods, giving girls a role model to look up too. Since the 1960’s, Barbie’s goal and purpose has been to show girls and women that they can be anything they want to. However, with this positive mindset comes Barbie’s looks. She has set an ‘ideal body shape’, and is often criticized for her unrealistic figure. When one puts their mind to something, there is often no stopping them. Especially when it comes to overcoming stereotypes and achieving one’s dreams. A character who faces these problems is Squeaky, the protagonist of “Raymond’s Run”, a short story written by Toni Cade Bambara. The story takes takes...
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...character in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. In “Raymond’s Run,” Hazel is a very good runner. The older kids even call her Mercury because she is very fast and swift. This year in the relay race she plans to come in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, by herself....
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...Compare/Contrast essay It might seem like “Everything Will Be Ok” and “Raymond's Run”are very different Kinds of stories. One story is about a boy who found a animal and wanting to take care of it And the other is about a girl who is being overprotective and not wanting anyone else in. If you look a little closer you will find out they are kinda in common themes. “Raymond's run” and “Everything will be ok” the author teaches us that it is important to have the courage to be an individual. In “Everything Will Be Ok” the author and main character, James Howe shows Us that it is vital to have the courage to be yourself. In the beginning of the story james found a kitten in The woods and thought he would bring it home and take care of it. All of his family said mean things but, his mom understood how he felt. His father said it would be a waste of good meat. His brothers teased him but, his mother thought the opposite she said You don't have to eat it and took the grey meat off his plate. This is important because It tells us he doesn't have the courage yet to have courage and tell how he feels about it. In the middle of the story, James mother cleans the cat up and leaves the cat in a box...
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...In the world, many people struggle with making friends. In this short story “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Bambara the third grader Squeaky learns that being vulnerable to others can have a positive impact on your life. She alway walled herself off from other people to avoid them. In the beginning Squeaky has always walled herself off “You got anything to say about my brother you say it to me Mary Loise of raggedy town Baltimore”. She has become over protective over her brother Raymond. She is so caught up guarding Raymond from people making fun of him that she doesn’t make any friends because she thinks that everybody will try to make fun of Raymond but that doesn’t happen all the time and now she is going to start learning that. She will...
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...If you ever want to be like Squeaky in Raymond’s Run you must be honest. Honest hearts produce honest actions anyway. Squeaky is a honest young girl. First of all, she talks honestly about getting hit at home. Secondly, she tells Gretchen that she won't win. As well as, she is very honest about how proud of Raymond she is. Toni Cade Bambara included these details to show she is honest. There is no doubt that squeaky is honest. She talks honestly about getting hit at home! If anyone in got hit at home they would most likely not tell anyone unless they are also getting hit at home. A lot of people would also find it good that she'll take a beating for Raymond. For example in paragraph 4 sentence 3 it says, “After a rain he likes to step off...
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...Raymond’s Run (handout edition) - Essay Raymond’s Run is a short story written by Toni Bambara Cade in 1960. The story is about a girl named Hazel, and her brother Raymond who is “not quite right”. Hazel loves running and she is always first in competitions. She is always looking out for Raymond and takes him with her when she is practicing, and also to the May Day race where Raymond starts running in his own unique style which changes Hazel’s view on Raymond, herself and the people around her. In my essay I would like to analyze the main character, setting, language, theme and finally compare to other similar texts. Raymond’s Run is told by a first-person narrator who also happens to be the story’s protagonist. The protagonist is named Hazel but bears the nickname “Squeaky” because she is skinny and with a squeaky voice. She’s a black girl from a poor environment and spends most of her time looking out for her brother Raymond and practicing running. Hazel has a negative view on other people, especially Gretchen and her “clique”, which is clearly pointed out by the way she thinks about them and talks to them. She also states that she does not like fake things and people trying to be someone they are not, “…trying to act like a fairy or a flower or whatever you’re supposed to be when you should be trying to be yourself ” p. 2 ll. 42-43. Hazel prefer fighting before arguing, thus knowing she is skinny and not very strong. She says that the big kids call her “Mercury” because...
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...Theme Essay “Raymond's Run” written by Toni Cade Bambara is about a girl nicknamed Squeaky that is having problems about how she can’t make friends. She is different from everyone else because of a family problem. In the story” All American Slurp” Lin is a girl that lived in a different country and she had a different way of living and when she moves to a different country she finds out that what she learned was not what the others did. Lin faces a problem just like Squeaky where she is different from most people and not many people like having friends that are different . The problem that Squeaky is facing is that nobody likes her and they don’t want towanna be friends with her because she is competitive with everyone she meets and that...
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