Squeaky Quotes And Techniques

Gracey rises to the challenge and shows courage when she is racing because she is the fastest runner in the town and Cunningham, and she had no real challenge back in there in are small town. When Gracey got invited to nationals and she doesn’t have the right running shoes because hers are for dirt and grass tracks. The adjudicators said to her that those shoes she is wearing will wreck this running track so she takes them off and starts running in her bare feet and she came close enough to make it to the finals. Gracey got given some running shoes from her coach and she came first in the final race by 1 metre. Gracey’s challenge was to either trust Tanya or not to trust her because at the start of the race she was all nice and this quote proves it ‘I saw your race, Unreal, and in bare foot too. I see you’re going to wear spikes for this afternoon. Just as well, that track can cut up your feet, and of course spikes will always get you a better start. She finished up by wishing Gracey a good luck’ and then at the end of the race she said this ‘That’s two years in a row now I get beaten by some nobody then she said ‘ guess its my fate, train all year , set the best times then get beaten by a natural from the bush who chases goannas for lunch’ well now you see Graceys dilemma, what would you

“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”

She relies on her tough girl image to make sure that people don’t mess with her. Not one for talking, she relies on her fists to defend herself. She says, “I’m ready to fight, cause like I said, I don’t feature a whole lot of chit-chat, I much prefer to just knock you down right from the jump and save everybody a lotta precious time.” Squeaky is especially protective of her status as “the swiftest thing in the neighborhood,” as “Miss Quicksilver herself,” and she expects everyone—even her competition, Gretchen—to acknowledge this. When Rosie suggests that Squeaky won’t win the Mayday race this year, Squeaky stares Gretchen down and says, “I always win cause I’m the best.”

First of all, Squeaky is the narrator and protagonist in Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Raymond's Run." She is a strong young lady who regularly does two things: she runs and takes care of her mentally challenged brother. In the story, “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Barbara, what “like being people” means to Squeaky, is that to basically be your “true self.” To add on that, it means that you shouldn’t try to pretend to be someone who you really aren’t on the inside. Your way of showing your character and true personality shouldn’t be dependent just pleasing others.

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

Emotions and character traits such as confidence, being hard working... are what define us. Every day we experience millions of emotions. Based on what we say or do, it makes up other's people mind about us. It also shapes how they think about us and treat us. One character who is defined by her social emotions is the protagonist Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, also known as Squeaky, from the story “Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara. Squeaky may be bossy, sassy… but she has to face many problems; one of these is defending and helping her mentally challenged brother, Raymond. Throughout the story, Squeaky feels like Raymond is an obstacle. However, when she competes in the big May Day race (she has a competition for the first time this year against her new rival, Gretchen), she sees some value

She normally goes on her walks to practice her breathing exercises and, “[keeps] Raymond on the inside of [her]...which is OK by [her] so long as he doesn’t run [her] over or interrupt [her] breathing exercises” (Bambara 2). When the race is finished, she decides that she is going to devote her attention to helping Raymond develop into a skilled runner. She decides she's going to “begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion” (Bambara 6). From the beginning of the story to the end, she goes from thinking of herself as the main priority to recognizing that she has the capability to help others, and she is going to put her skills to use on Raymond. Finally, Squeaky learns to have respect for other girls. Squeaky believes that girls have the inability to be true friends with each other. When Gretchen smiles at her, she misinterprets it for a fake smile because, “girls never really smile at each other because they don’t know how and don’t want to know how and there’s probably no one to teach us how, cause grown-up girls don’t know either” (Bambara

Squeaky may be small and scrawny, but she can win any track meet. Compared to Gretchen, they both are similar in many ways. In “Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, Gretchen and Squeaky fight their way to the finish line. Their differences may split them apart, but they both are similar in many ways.

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

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

Finally, Squeaky is overconfident because she claims she is the fastest runner. She states, “As anybody could tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two feet.” She is bragging and saying

She is narrating the scene. The author makes it seems that Squeaky wishes her mother were there to cheer her on and also makes it seems that she and her mother are not very close even though Squeaky wants to be close. Squeaky is running this race to prove herself to her family and to Mary Louise, Rosie, and Gretchen to show that she does not need their support. Also, with all the problems with Raymond, this race is her ticket away from all these problems. This race is important to Squeaky because this is the only way she can prove herself to her mom, in a way.

Even though Squeaky’s parents don’t care about her running, she’s determined to improve and continue to always win, which reveals the theme of the story: find your passion in life and work to get

Almost everyone loves to win. However, winning isn’t always the most important thing. In the story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, this theme is introduced and developed through plot conflict, and revealed at the end with character change. Initially, Bambara uses plot conflict to introduce the theme of the story. The main character in our story, Squeaky, is introduced as someone who only cares about winning, which is shown when she thinks to herself,”There is no track meet that I don’t win the first-place medal.