Squeaky's Poem

In lines 18-21 Squeaky said, “Even though she is a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice, she would take the chances and knock you down, and if things gets too rough, she runs.” This quote explains that Squeaky believes she is not as strong as other people, but she still believes in herself, does not put herself down, and is the person she wants to be.

Imagine you're a young girl competing with rude girls and they try and push you around and make fun of your brother. That’s exactly what happens to Squeaky a young girl and her older brother Raymond. One important lesson readers can learn from Toni Cade Bambara’s “Raymond’s Run is to put others before yourself. The story shows how squeaky sticks up for herself and it helps her stay calm and not flip out. “When Gretchen a mean girl” and her sidekicks Rosie and Mary Louise. They say that Squeaky isn’t going to win she’s going to lose. But then, Squeaky proves them wrong.

Since she is serious about running, she practices a lot. And doing so makes her even more confident. At this point in the story, Squeaky is thinking of the new girl in town called Gretchen, Gretchen is going to give her a little competition this year. She is also thinking of the big race. She thinks about the race, and about Gretchen, the new girl, who is actually going to give her a little competition this year; that scares her a little, so she is trying to build up her own self-confidence. Squeaky shows confidence in this quote: “I’m the fastest thing on two feet. There is no track meet that I do not win the first place medal.” (p.26, lines 22-25). Squeaky thinks this because she wants to motivate herself and prove to herself that she is not afraid for the race. This quote also means that she has a reputation for being fast and knows that nobody can beat her. It really shows how she is confident in herself and that even though she might be scared a little because of Gretchen, she supports herself by thinking motivating, confident

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

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,

Throughout your life you experience many events, every event represents a puzzle piece, being only a small part of the big picture, or part of your character. You continue collecting more and more pieces, forming a big picture of your own character. A girl named Squeaky from the story Raymond's Run written by Toni Cade Bambara, gives a great example of this claim because Squeaky finds herself changing her opinion of others, and her mindset becomes more positive in the end. In the story, the protagonist, Squeaky has a brother named Raymond who has a disability, because of that Squeaky is given the responsibility of protecting her brother from a group of bullies also called as Gretchen, Mary and Rosie. At the same time, Squeaky is preparing for

In the story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, the main character is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, but she is known as or often called Squeaky. Squeaky is a short, skinny, African-American girl who has a squeaky voice, which is how she got her name Squeaky. She is a really fast runner and she thinks that she is the fastest thing on two feet. To say more about her, she had won the track meet in first place many times, ever since she was a little kindergartener who won a twenty yard dash run.

Squeaky has a special brother named Raymond who she has to take care of, which is her main and only chore. To prove the point, it is stated on page 24 by Squeaky, “All I have to do in life is mind my brother Raymond, which is enough.” The story mostly revolves around Squeaky in a first person view with Raymond not mentioned often during the a large chunk. This proves that the girl isn’t paying much attention to Raymond. If she weren’t so prideful of herself, Squeaky would probably have paid more attention to Raymond. Her pride can be shown on page 24 as Squeaky states, “There is no track meet that I don’t win first-place medal.” Since Squeaky knows that she usually wins, there is no chance of her losing. She doesn’t even give credit to the other members in track.

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.

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

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," Squeaky is a young lady who is refining her qualities and identity. She is a determined young lady and will remain determined to accomplish the objective to be an extraordinary competitor and to at last beat Gretchen and win the up and coming race. Squeaky is exceptionally conceited all through the story; she figures out how to acknowledge an incentive in others as the story ends.

Have you ever had to defend someone? In “Raymond's Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky displays a protective character throughout the story. She is protective because she takes care of her brother, stands up for him and above all, she….. is like a mother to him.

Squeaky is determined because she practices running a lot, protects Raymond from getting hurt and being teased, and has a tough reputation. She practices running with her dad, with Raymond, and by herself any chance she gets to keep her reputation as the fastest person around. This shows determination, because she wants to be the best at running and she will never give up until she has the title of fastest runner. She protects Raymond from being teased by not giving anyone a chance to even try, which means that she scares them or hurts them before they try to tease Raymond. For example, when Rosie teases Raymond. Squeaky protects her brother by calling Rosie a name and telling her not to tease him. This shows determination, because she wants to keep Raymond safe so

Squeaky had one job. That was to watch her brother Raymond. She had to watch him because he had special needs. Although she had to watch him, she would run. Running was her passion. She ran as much as she could. She Even practiced while shopping with her mom. She had a race coming up in the neighborhood, and she heard that her enemy Gretchen was going to be in the race. She did not like that idea at all. Squeaky and Gretchen did not get along very well, so Squeaky was determined to beat Gretchen in that race.