Comparing Lessons Learned In Raymond's Run And Thank You, Ma Am

Starting off, one thing that both stories are similar on is that Roger and Squeaky learn to become more approachable through other people around them. They both learn through their peers, and whether they like the person or not, they still are taught a very important theme of life. An example of this in Raymond’s Run is when Squeaky thinks to herself, “And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It’s about as real a smile as girls can do for each other, considering we don’t practice real smiling every day.” This is demonstrating how Squeaky learns to become more approachable towards others, and by doing this she becomes a person that others want to be around. Even though she was never friends with Gretchen, it shows that it doesn’t matter who gives you the new state of mind, and a lesson is a lesson.
Luella Bates Washington Jones, and you can tell he is learning his lesson when the author writes, “The boy took care to sit on the far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye, if she wanted