Stuttering Doesn T Hold Me Back Analysis

Communication is the very first thing one learns as soon as he or she is born, crying when something upsetting happens or laughing to show contentment. However, as one ages, they begin to realize that using words to express thoughts and feelings is a great deal harder than manipulating sounds and actions. Author Toni Bambara of “Raymond’s Run” and Lauren Tarshis of “Stuttering Doesn’t Hold Me Back” have similar views on the difficulty of speaking up. Bambara writes about a boy called Raymond who has Down Syndrome and communicates with others in a special way, as he cannot utilize his words. “Stuttering Doesn’t Hold Me Back” is an inspiring story regarding a young student facing the challenges of her disorder. Both writings consider the idea that we all have our own methods of conversing, and we need to accept and understand that it is normal.
Bambara explains that Raymond uses his actions to convey a message when his words fail. A prominent example of this was when his sister won a race. Bambara writes that the boy “jumped down from the fence and ran over with his teeth showing and his arms down to the

side,” (Bambara 296). Many would show this feeling of excitement by jumping up and down with uncontrollable energy and gleeful expressions, but Raymond did the same thing by baring his teeth and running. Raymond’s method of showing delight clashes with that of others, and it is perfectly fine. It is like saying that the expressions ‘two plus three’ and ‘four plus one’ are identical because they give the same sum, although both statements use different integers. Therefore, there is more than one way to express something, and it is all right to diverge.
In addition to Bambara’s story, “Stuttering Doesn’t Hold Me Back” offers a similar lesson on tolerance.

Tarshis explains how Bella Negron would be “so hurt that she [would] run to the school bathroom to cry,” (Tarshis 3), seeking refuge from bullies. Like how Raymond was underestimated by his neighbors, Bella has been considered vapid by her classmates. They made her suppose that it is improper to be unique, and that her stammer made her an alien. If her peers were not so ignorant, Bella would never have misjudged herself and her abilities. Unlike her fellow students, the people of SAY, the Stuttering Association for the Young, welcomed Bella for who she is and took pride in her character, and Bella started to ameliorate with their aid. Understanding each other’s situations and being respectful is the first step in accomplishing what the stuttering program

achieved.
Communication is not a facile task. We all have our own ways of doing it, and they are always different from person to person. Sometimes we do not grant the time and effort to let others have a voice. It could be the reason why no one noticed that Raymond had the potential to carry out so many skills; they were quick to deem him by his disability, and the same applies for Bella. We may not realize it, but we can change society and the way we treat each other through speech. We can fashion an indent, no matter how immense or trivial, to make someone feel included, no longer an outsider, and amend that life forever.