Raymond's Run By Squeaky Quotes

Every human has different emotions and feelings about someone or something. We might be sad or happy. We also have different opinions like the protagonist, Squeaky, in the story “Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. In the story Squeaky is protecting her older brother because he acts differently. She also explains what is going on in her life and she introduces the people that she dislikes. For example, her mother wants her to be a bit more girly. However, Squeaky enjoys running and that is what helps her get through rough times as she says in the story. In the beginning of the story, she hates another character named Gretchen. Squeaky hates her and her sidekicks, Mary Louise and Rosie, because they insult and make fun of her brother. Even

In the story, Squeaky is very confident. In this scene, she thinks about how fast she is and describes her improvement in running. She remembers how in kindergarten, she used to run the 20 yard dash while now she is running the 50 yard dash. Squeaky mentally prepares for the race by being confident. She wants to succeed in what she enjoys doing, so she In the next quote she is showing her confidence and how she is improving by having high self-esteem. The quote that supports the fact that she is confident is “There is no track meet I don’t win the first place medal” (p. 26, line #25). In this quote, Squeaky is not too confident. She simply says that she never loses which shows how strong and confident she is in the story. In this quote, Squeaky is not too confident. She simply says that she never loses which shows how strong and confident she is in the story. After all, it may look like Squeaky is using her anger to show that she is confident. However, the truth is that she is confident anyways. She is confident by mentioning how she has improved in running and how she never loses. It may look like as if she is trying to make herself look better by putting someone else down, but she is actually confident because confidence is part of her