Summary Of Raymond's Run

Raymond’s run is a short story about a girl named Squeaky, who lives in New York. Squeaky is an all time champion in track, and is “the fastest thing on two feet” (set aside her dad). She has an older brother, Raymond, who is socially challenged, and has an extra large head, which he is often teased about. Over the course of the story, Squeaky goes from a young girl who only thinks herself and her running, to thinking more about her brother Raymond, and other people. In the beginning, Squeaky talks all about how she has no chores, no need to get a job, and only has to take care of Raymond. This is an example of her selfishness, because she introduces Raymond as her “little brother” Raymond, and then corrects herself mentioning that he is older and taller than her. She mentions that she often slips and calls him her little brother out of habit, which shows how she looks down on him. Also, She spends a lot of time talking about how people pick on him, and she comes to Raymond’s rescue, and beats them up. In addition, she says, “I never walk if I can trot, and shame on Raymond if he can’t keep up. But of course he does, cause if he

She talks about the new girl, Gretchen, who says she will win this year, and Squeaky’s response to that was, “Ridiculous. In the second place, she’s got short legs. In the third place, she’s got freckles. In the first place, no one can beat me and that’s all there is to it.” This passage shows that Squeaky is so sure that she is the best, and will win, that she is willing to criticize someone that she has never before raced against to show how great she is at it. She spends quite some time bragging about her speed. In addition, Squeaky says “I’m serious about my running, and I don’t care who knows it.” This shows that she is openly focused on her running, and doesn’t care what people think about her based on her love for