Comparing The Song Believer And In Raymond's Run

Squeaky is a proud sister, she’s sassy, she is protective and takes care of her brother Raymond in the book Raymond’s Run by Toni Cade Bambara. Squeaky is proud of Raymond because after she finishes the race, he comes running to her, showing he keeps up with his sister and she realizes he is a very fine runner. She takes care of him because she is the one looking after him taking him out and helping him. She does love him and takes care of him because when Mary Louise Williams asks a question to Raymond, Squeaky chimes in to tell her if she has something to tell Raymond, they will have to tell it to Squeaky first. She is also sassy when Mary Louise asks a question.

Because she saw Raymond running along the sidelines, something sparks inside of her. “Cause if I’ve lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied… I can always retire as a runner… and coach with Raymond as my champ” (Bambara 111). Squeaky doesn’t care about her win anymore. She is thinking about Raymond’s potential as a runner. Her heart is growing fond at the thought of her brother following behind her footsteps. “My brother Raymond, a great runner in the family tradition” (Bambara 111). This shows that Squeaky is excited for her brother’s future. He is no longer the annoying ‘little’ brother he always was. Now, he is a person with the ability to run like she can. Finally, even after the man announces that Squeaky won, she looks over at Gretchen. There is no longer venom boiling between them. “And I smile. ‘Cause she’s good, no doubt about it. Maybe she’d like to help me coach Raymond” (Bambara 112). There is a newfound respect between the two girls. Gretchen even smiles back. The walls Squeaky spent so long building up are now crumbling down piece by piece as her mind

“Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara is a chapter from a book about a girl named Squeaky. She has a passion for running, no matter what people tell her. Squeaky also has a mentally challenged brother named Raymond, who needs looking out for. At the end of “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky uses the phrase “like being people.” “Like being people” means be yourself to Squeaky.

When the race is in progress Squeaky sees her brother Raymond on the sidelines and she almost stopped “to watch my brother Raymond on his first run” This shows that she was willing to stop her whole race, ruin a year's worth of work, just to watch her brother Raymond run in his wobble like stance. Now, being able to show that amount of love and compassion is the real win. Even though she doesn’t stop that thought is worth a thousand words. Also, at the end of the race Squeaky is saying “I’m smiling to beat the band cause if I lost, or if me and Gretchen tied, or even if I won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion.” This quote really shows the exact moment when Squeaky realizes how much she loves Raymond and that he is more important than any shiny trophy that she could ever get!

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

Raymond’s Run Character Essay In the story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky, the protagonist, is a young girl who is in charge of taking care of her handicapped brother, Raymond. She will protect him and take charge of him if she senses danger. Squeaky proves to a memorable character as I read the story. She has proven to be memorable because she is confident, protective, and mostly because she is nonconformist.

“Raymond’s Run” is a story by Toni Cade Bambara about an African-American girl known to all as Squeaky who lives in Harlem, New York. Her numerous character traits and values make her very unique and unlike most her age. In the story, Squeaky arrives to the park where the race that she will be participating in will take place. An example of one of her values is, “I squint at him real hard to see if he is seriously thinking that I should lose the race on purpose just to give someone else a break” Bambara (22). This quote shows how much Squeaky values pride and hard work. The example supports the idea of Squeaky’s uniqueness through her values because not many children of that age possess those traits.The character Squeaky from “Raymond’s Run”

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,

The race is starting, and squeaky is giving herself a pep talk. She’s telling herself she has to win, and she doesn't have a choice. Why is winning so important to her is there something were missing? Yes! All the information is here, but it is missing the point, If your goal is to win the race. When you win you accomplish your goal, your goal was to race and win and you did. If there were 100 races and your goal was to win just one you wouldn't try so hard because, you know you're there are 99 other races you can win. But if you only have one chance to win you give it your all, your best and you try your hardest. So think about squeaky what else could she accomplish having a good relationship with her parents, keeping her brother and check, no! This is her one chance, make or break. In her mind she knows if she doesn’t accomplish this now, then she can't accomplish something else later. Squeaky is using running to escape the hardship of not accomplishing her other dreams and

In the short story “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade, Squeaky Is the “spunky kid’. Squeaky is very spunky because, she does whatever makes her happy, and is not afraid to stand up for herself or anybody else. In the short story, it is shown that she does whatever makes her happy. Although running is not the most popular sport, and not many people do it, she still does it (1). This shows how she is spunky because she does not care what everyone else is doing, she just does what makes her happy. She also isn't afraid to stand up for herself, or anyone else. Not only is she not scared to stand up for herself, but for her brother. “You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of raggedy town, Baltimore” (3). This shows

characteristics of The characteristics of Squeaky in the story “Raymond’s Run” is competitive, grouchy, protective, fast, observant. I can tell that squeaky is Competitive because in the story Squeaky says” I win cause i’m the best.” (Bambara,26)and to me that sounds cocky too. The reason I think she is grouchy is because she says in the story” I much rather knock you down and take my chances.” (Bambara, 23). The reason I think Squeaky is protective is because when Raymond and her are on the street Mary Louise just asked what grade Raymond is in and Squeaky freaked out on Mary because she thought that Mary was going to make fun of Raymond. The reason that I think she is fast is because she wins the race at the end of the story and she wins the race at the May Day festival every year. The reason that I think Squeaky is Observant is

This quote indicates that Squeaky’s mom wants Squeaky to be the stereotypical girly girl. Yet Squeaky knows she will not be able to impress her mom because she is not girly enough. She is a tough runner. Squeaky does not know why her mom is not glad that she is not a typical girl. Like the song “Mean,” Squeaky has multiple mean people around her, and one of them is her own

In the story, “Raymond’s Run”, by, Toni Cade Bambara, the protagonist, Squeaky, is a young girl who takes care of her older brother, Raymond. Raymond has a disorder so that is why Squeaky takes care of him. Squeaky got her nickname by, having a squeaky voice. She also lives in New York City. Squeaky proves that she is a memorable character by being, protective, dedicated to running and mostly, confident.

In the story, “Raymond’s Run,” by Toni Bambara, Squeaky is the best of the best but is cocky about it and never lets the opportunity slip when talking to others. Squeaky has a big competition coming up against her biggest rival, Gretchen. Before the race starts Squeaky is determined to win. Although Squeaky is a driven runner, through the end of the 50-yard dash, she starts to realize that is isn’t all about her.

A character that uses these emotions to conquer the hardships of her own life is.... Squeaky, Squeaky, otherwise known as Hazel Deborah Elizabeth Parker, the protagonist of a short story, “ Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, is overcome with many obstacles, but one of her main obstacles is taking care of her brother Raymond, and aggressively