Analysis Of Raymond's Run By Toni Cade Bambara

Raymond’s Run, a short story by Toni Cade Bambara, was an anticlimactic story that I strongly disliked. It was introduced to me in ways that were completely irrelevant to the plot of the story, its title was very misleading, and the plot was childish and disappointing. Firstly, I was introduced to Raymond’s Run with three words: runner, disability, and responsibility. After reading the story, I saw that these three words made me believe that the story would be about a boy, Raymond, who had a disability, and was running in a race at some point during the story. I also predicted that there would be someone to have the responsibility of looking after Raymond. However, when I read the story, it was completely different. Although Raymond was a