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Raymond's Run By Mueaky Quotes

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Sometimes in life you face problems such as making friends. Friendship has a very important role in the short story “Raymond's Run” By Toni Cade Bambara. In “Raymond’s Run”, Squeaky is a girl who is impolite, and selfish. This causes Squeaky to be lacking friends. At the end, Squeaky learns that you have to let your guard down to make friends.

In the beginning of “Raymond's Run”, Squeaky was overconfident and rude. She only managed to get herself in more bad situations, such as fights. One reason Squeaky was overconfident and rude was when on page 1 she said, “I must rather knock you down and take my chances.” This shows why Squeaky is so confident, that she thinks she is the best. This also shows how Squeaky wants people to know that they shouldn’t mess with her. Another reason for how Squeaky is overconfident and rude is when she says, “And as anybody can tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two feet.” (page 1). This explains why Squeaky is too confident about herself and how Squeaky likes to brag …show more content…

This causes Squeaky to notice how Raymond has his own passion for running. One example is when Squeaky says, “...Raymond is on the other side of the fence, bending down with his fingers on the grass just like he knew what he was doing.” (Page 5). This shows how Squeaky thinks Raymond would make a good runner. This also shows why Squeaky can take care of her brother. My second reason is when Squeaky says, “ I almost stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run.” (Page 5). This shows how Squeaky is surprised to see Raymond on his first ever run. This also shows why Squeaky is interested in her brother on his first run. My last reason is when Squeaky started to not care if she lost the race or not, because Raymond was running next to her. This shows how Squeaky notices how Raymond likes to run. This shows why Squeaky would give up her passion for running just for

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Even though you may not like someone you never know if one day you will be there friend. A great example of this is in the story “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. In this story Squeaky and Gretchen become friends after being rivals. They both have their differences, but they both enjoy a similar activity. Squeaky is very confident.

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and I almost stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run.” This is a before and after in the story. In the beginning, Raymond is that kid who is not quite right and he has a big head as said on line 15. After that on line 315-120, Raymond is running a race with Squeaky which hints that Raymond likes running and he wants to be himself, a person who

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She knows she can win the race if she tries her best. When Squeaky does this she is boosting her self-confidence. Squeaky tells herself, "Squeaky you must win, you must win, you are the fastest thing in the world, you can even beat your father up Amsterdam if you really try." (P.18) Squeaky encourages herself and believes that she can do it this which shows lots of

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She would prefer fighting instead of talking. She also states: ”if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. And I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking.” This last quote shows that Squeaky is brave since she is willing to

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