7th Most Important Thing Themes

Another kid might crumble under the weight of looking after a brother who is “subject to fits of fantasy,” who falls off the curb and dashes into traffic after pigeons. But not Squeaky. She is Raymond’s biggest protector. Squeaky

She prides herself at protecting her brother Raymond from other people and being self-confident. This is when she mentions, “… if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me.”(Bambara 26). She takes dignity in herself, in being a very fast runner when she says, “And as anybody can tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two feet.” (Bambara 26). As you can see, Squeaky describes herself as someone who is genuine. When a specific task is difficult for her, she practices and studies. She is never ashamed of the arduous work she has to put in to be successful. Also, when she says, "Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me” (Bambara 28). In more explanation, she describes herself who doesn’t take shame in showing who she really

The first reason why Squeaky is a memorable character is because she is a confident character. For example, Squeaky will always say, “ There’s no track meet I don’t win the first place medal.” This shows Squeaky is confident about her running and anytime she is in a race she doesn’t believe but, knows that she is

She is still the same person she was just a moment ago; snotty, mouthy, and disrespectful. She is shown to have no filter when she says things. Squeaky is referring back to Nursery School when her parents forced her to dress up. She absolutely despised it and thinks “I am not a strawberry. I do not dance on my toes. I run” (Bambara 108). She prides herself on being different from others but does it in a mouthy and unnecessary way. When Squeaky is receiving her pin number from Mr. Pearson, he calls her “Squeaky”. Her thought process is that if she can’t call him Beanstalk, he can’t call her squeaky. “Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, I correct him and tell him to write it down on his board” (Bambara 109). This shows that Squeaky is snotty. She has no problem biting back against anyone and anything. After this, Mr. Pearson tells Squeaky about how Gretchen, her arch nemesis, will give her a “run for her money”, and he even lightly suggests that Squeaky should go easy on her. “I give him such a look that he couldn’t finish that idea into words” (Bambara 109). The fact that Mr. Pearson even nudges the idea of allowing someone else to win makes her offended and furious. Squeaky is even disrespectful towards adults. She is the same person as she was in the beginning and only shows that side of

In the story Raymond's Run, Squeaky doesn't have many friends because she is always watching her brother and because of her competitive attitude. People make mean spiteful comments like “what grade are you in now, Raymond? ” , and she has to come to his defence and say things like, “ if anyone has to say something about my brother Raymond’s big head they should say it to me.” This kind of tone does not win her many friends. In addition, she states that she would rather knock you down than just talk a problem out.

Another common theme in this story is gender stereotypes, which Squeaky follows and believes, is that girls don’t necessarily get along with each other. In the story, the stereotype presented is that They fight with each other, sometimes alone, and sometimes in groups. That is why it is surprising that Squeaky learns to get along with the antagonist of the story, Gretchen, at the end of the story, as seen in the following quote. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It’s about as

In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “Raymond’s Run,” the author illustrates that Squeaky, the main character, transitions from a selfish runner to a helpful coach, showing that it's good to help others, especially when they can use the help for a task they're doing. In the beginning of the story,

Squeaky is a girl who has a brother named Raymond, and Squeaky protects him. At the end she won in first place and almost made a friend. In the story “Raymond’s Run,” Toni Cade Bambara teaches the reader that you should care about others, not just yourself. Squeaky had always been protecting Raymond like every day. In the end, Squeaky then becomes opened hearted.

The author reveals this theme first with character plot then character interaction then finally character development again to reveal the theme. Initially in the beginning of the book we see selfishness out of our protagonist Squeaky talking about her life and the other girls. The author uses character development to show

As Squeaky faces events, tribulations or just a small interaction between another person, she gains more character, either changing or adding to her traits. The events in the story create an aggressive but caring character, known as

Squeaky cares about her brother, Raymond a lot and she protects him like a mother. Mary Louise comes with her friends to talk with squeaky, and she tells her how she is not fast. Then she tries to ask Raymond something, but Squeaky stops her. “ You got anything to say to my brother you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of Raggedy Town, Baltimore.”(Bambara 3) This quote explains how much she cares and is very protective. Rosie tries to be mean and asks squeaky, if she was Raymond’s mother. “ Thats right fatso, And the next word out of anybody and I’ll be their mother too.”(Bambara 3) This explains how squeaky could do anything for her brother no matter what.

One example, on lines 192-200, is when Squeaky explains she “was once a strawberry in a Hansel and Gretel pageant” and “didn’t have no better sense than to dance on tiptoe with my arms in a circle over my head just so my mother and father could come dressed up and clap.” She thinks “they’d know better than to encourage that kind of nonsense.” Squeaky didn’t know enough than to obey her parents by dancing in the pageant, when really she’d much rather run. She doesn’t “dance on my toes. I run.” Being a strawberry wasn’t what she wanted to do, it wasn’t being herself. Now, Squeaky obeys herself and does what she wants to do. This is a great example of what “like being people” means to Squeaky.

The tough girl side she shows to everyone she knows, the side she wants to be when she is around her mother, and the side that protects and cares for Raymond; three personalities that are opposite from each other. Squeaky is known to have layers. Like the earth, the deeper you dig, the more you can find. And if you dig deep enough, you will find the core of her actions. Squeaky’s core is her kind personality.

39, line 388 to 390. Squeaky says, “And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us…….you know….like being people.”

In a all Squeaky is a great character she is my favorite out of the story. She wont back down from anything and she reminds me of myself because she has a big heart and the heart of a lion. No matter what she never gives up and she is willing to fight who ever also she will go through any challenge to be the best she can be. She is a great person and she takes care of her brother which I also like about her. She doesn't care who you are or how big you are she will go at you with everything shes got she knows her size but she doesn't care she is a young