Raymond's Run Bamueaky Quotes
In the world, many people struggle with opening up and making friends. In the story, “Raymond’s Run,” by Toni Cade Bambara, the we can see how defensive the protagonist, Squeaky is. She is in charge of her special needs brother, Raymond. Squeaky learns that being open and vulnerable to others can have a positive impact on your life.
At the beginning, of “Raymond’s Run,” we can see that Squeaky is mightily defencive. She would much rather just fight you instead of talking to you. For example, “I much rather just knock you down and take my chances,” This shows she probably isn’t the best at making friends because of her attitude. Also, Squeaky takes care of her special needs brother. She is supremely protective of him. For instance, in the story
she says, “You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me,” Also, at the race, Squeaky was getting her number, and she saw Mr. Pearson. Mr. Pearson calls her by her nickname, and Squeaky doesn’t want him to. So, she corrected him. “Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker.” She told him to write it down. If Squeaky can’t call him Beanstalk, he can’t call her Squeaky.
As we can see, Squeaky is truly defensive. However, at the end of the story, Squeaky changes. She went from defensive, to realizing that maybe opening up could feel good. At the end of the race, Squeaky smiles at Gretchin. It seems like Squeaky and Gretchen could be connecting, or becoming friends. For instance, “And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us.” I think Squeaky could have just made a friend. Maybe Squeaky realized that just a smile, or a compliment, can brighten someone’s day. This is important because when you're older, you can’t just hold things in and have no one to comfort you.
In “Raymond’s Run,” we watch as Squeaky learns to open u - to stop being so defensive. In conclusion, we learned that it is an important life lesson to have respect for others, because we can tell that Squeaky didn’t have respect at the beginning, but she change at the end, and realized is to show kindness and character.
At the beginning, of “Raymond’s Run,” we can see that Squeaky is mightily defencive. She would much rather just fight you instead of talking to you. For example, “I much rather just knock you down and take my chances,” This shows she probably isn’t the best at making friends because of her attitude. Also, Squeaky takes care of her special needs brother. She is supremely protective of him. For instance, in the story
she says, “You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me,” Also, at the race, Squeaky was getting her number, and she saw Mr. Pearson. Mr. Pearson calls her by her nickname, and Squeaky doesn’t want him to. So, she corrected him. “Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker.” She told him to write it down. If Squeaky can’t call him Beanstalk, he can’t call her Squeaky.
As we can see, Squeaky is truly defensive. However, at the end of the story, Squeaky changes. She went from defensive, to realizing that maybe opening up could feel good. At the end of the race, Squeaky smiles at Gretchin. It seems like Squeaky and Gretchen could be connecting, or becoming friends. For instance, “And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us.” I think Squeaky could have just made a friend. Maybe Squeaky realized that just a smile, or a compliment, can brighten someone’s day. This is important because when you're older, you can’t just hold things in and have no one to comfort you.
In “Raymond’s Run,” we watch as Squeaky learns to open u - to stop being so defensive. In conclusion, we learned that it is an important life lesson to have respect for others, because we can tell that Squeaky didn’t have respect at the beginning, but she change at the end, and realized is to show kindness and character.