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Raymond's Run
Squeaky and Gretchen are rivals. As such, there is a powerful urge in each girl to be the best in what she does so that she can feel superior to the other. But their rivalry is ended by an...
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Raymond's Run
Gretchen and her brother Raymond help Squeaky realize that winning is not always important. Throughout most of the story, Squeaky pits herself against others, feeling that because they are...
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Raymond's Run
The setting of the short story "Raymond's Run" is Manhattan in New York. Manhattan contains a lot of people, but the area itself isn't that large; however, that's still a fairly broad location. In...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara's short story, "Raymond's Run," Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, also known as Squeaky, is the narrator. She has many strong characteristics that cause conflicts in this story....
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Raymond's Run
Toni Cade Bambara makes several allusions in the short story “Raymond’s Run.” These references bring interest and imagery to the story. The author alludes to Mercury, the Roman god of...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara’s story “Raymond’s Run” Squeaky takes care of her older brother Raymond, who lives with developmental delays. This is her family contribution which allows her mother to...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky's full name is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker. Readers are able to read her full name a total of three times during the story. The first time is when Squeaky is registering for her race....
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Raymond's Run
Raymond's having run alongside her on the other side of the fence reminds Squeaky of what she has revealed in the exposition as her duty to her family: All I have to do in life is mind my brother...
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Raymond's Run
The climax of Toni Bambara's "Raymond's Run" occurs with the action described in the title. As Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker races during the May Day race, she glances to the other side of the...
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Raymond's Run
There are a number of instances in Toni Cade Bambara’s story “Raymond’s Run” in which Squeaky demonstrates her ability to be empathetic. An empathetic person has the ability to understand...
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Raymond's Run
The last part of the second paragraph includes a nice detail that alerts readers to the fact that Squeaky is a fast runner. And as anybody can tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two feet....
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Raymond's Run
Both Squeaky and Gretchen are similar in the sense that both are competitive girls who are focused on winning the race. In the beginning, both are wary of each other. Squeaky dislikes Gretchen...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky finds parts of the May Day celebration frivolous and inappropriate for her inner city neighborhood. Perhaps because Squeaky has the responsibility of protecting her brother, she has lost...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara's story "Raymond's Run," Squeaky's family responsibility is to care for her disabled brother, Raymond. Due to Raymond's developmental disabilities he needs constant care to...
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Raymond's Run
At the end of the race in Toni Cade Bambara’s story “Raymond’s Run,” there is a bit suspense. Squeaky and Gretchen finish running the race, and Squeaky realizes Raymond ran right along with...
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Raymond's Run
Verbal irony happens when a speaking character says something different than what the literal or usual meaning is. Verbal irony is intentionally done by the speaker. Three common types of verbal...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara's short story, "Raymond's Run," Squeaky, whose real name is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, is the younger sister of Raymond, who is mentally challenged. Squeaky's main job is...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara's "Raymond's Run," Squeaky is largely responsible for taking care of her older brother Raymond. Although Raymond is older and bigger than Squeaky, his mental development does...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky generally likes to arrive just before the May Day race starts, as she does not like the rest of the May Day program and only wants to lie in the grass before her race is announced. While...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky and Gretchen smile at each other after the race because they now respect each other. Before the race, both think little of the other. For example, Squeaky initially thinks Gretchen is vain...
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Raymond's Run
Raymond is a static character. A static character is a character that doesn't go through any kind of inner change (or changes very little). Readers don't see any character growth or development...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky is the protagonist of "Raymond's Run" because she is the main character who undergoes some conflict and change in attitude. As the narrator, Squeaky mentions her antagonists as Gretchen,...
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Raymond's Run
One of the main conflicts in this story focuses on Squeaky and her running ability. She's a great runner. In fact, nobody has ever beaten her (except her father). Squeaky is proud of that...
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Raymond's Run
In the story, Squeaky loves to run, and she thinks that she's the "fastest thing on two feet." During the May Day celebration race, she tries to pretend that she's in the country. However, her...
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Raymond's Run
Toni Cade Bambara examines both positive and negative family dynamics in the short story “Raymond’s Run.” In “Raymond’s Run” each member of Squeaky’s family makes a significant...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky refers to her older brother, Raymond, as "not quite right," which could probably be referred to as developmental disabled. His disability does not define him, though; he has many other...
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Raymond's Run
In “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, Squeaky and her brother Raymond are alike in a number of ways. Both Squeaky and Raymond are products of their inter-city Harlem neighborhood. Raymond...
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Raymond's Run
In "Raymond's Run," a girl named Gretchen P. Lewis challenges Squeaky in the May Day races. At first, Squeaky feels competitive towards Gretchen, as Gretchen is going around telling everyone she is...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky is a dynamic, or changing, character because she matures through the course of the story "Raymond's Run." At the beginning of the story, she is relentlessly competitive and mainly thinks...
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Raymond's Run
One characteristic that Squeaky uses to overcome her problems is her toughness. She protects her brother, Raymond, who is developmentally disabled. As she says, "But now, if anybody has anything to...
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Raymond's Run
While Squeaky is engrossed in the race, she looks one way to check on Gretchen’s progress and the other to see if anyone is close to her. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees her brother...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky is Raymond’s younger sister in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. The two characters have many differences in the story. Raymond is Squeaky’s older brother. He lives with a...
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Raymond's Run
When examining the text, it becomes apparent that Raymond plays a pivotal role in Tony Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run.” Although Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, known as Squeaky,...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky, the narrator in Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Raymond's Run," shows she cares about her family, her neighborhood, and the people who live in the inner city in several ways. She shows...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky goes through a metamorphosis. Her attitude changes from a little girl who will do anything to maintain her reputation as the...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” Deborah Elizabeth Hazel Parker, also known as Squeaky, feels tension when Gretchen approaches because she perceives her to be an...
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Raymond's Run
By the end of "Raymond's Run," Squeaky certainly changes her attitudes as she begins to see Raymond as a person in his own right, and she realizes that others, such as Gretchen, are not necessarily...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky has a very important job in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara, and it is not doing housework. Each member of the family has his or her own responsibilities. Her mother takes charge...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky’s inner conflict, loyalty, and attitude create conflict with the other children in “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, who is known as Squeaky, is...
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Raymond's Run
I think that Squeaky is thinking about three specific things while she is jumping up and down after the announcement of the winner. 1. She's thinking about how good it feels to win. Squeaky...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky stands up for herself. She is a tough little girl, and she has to be because her brother has developmental delays and kids often make fun of him. Squeaky always stands up for him, and for...
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Raymond's Run
Most of the characterization of Rosie is direct, meaning that Squeaky, the narrator, describes her specifically. There is also some indirect characterization because Rosie is described through her...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky went from thinking that Gretchen was not genuine to feeling that she could be friends with her when she learned she really could run. Squeaky does not like the fact that girls are not...
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Raymond's Run
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, also known as Squeaky, does not believe that girls can be friends. She believes girls are not taught to...
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Raymond's Run
The main type of conflict revealed in Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run” is inner conflict. The protagonist of the story, Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, known as Squeaky,...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky becomes more tolerant of others by the end of the story. Squeaky has a high opinion of herself and her abilities, but she also is a hard-working and talented young lady. She is very...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky bases her opinions of people on what they can accomplish, and after the race she realizes her brother does have some skill at running. Squeaky has a high opinion of herself, but she also...
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Raymond's Run
Squeaky does not have many friends, and she has a reputation for being a tough loner. Squeaky’s reputation partly comes from the fact that she has to take care of her older brother, Raymond, who...
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Raymond's Run
The theme that this quote demonstrates is the importance of knowing who you are. Squeaky is an individualist. She likes to do her own thing. The quote that you have included demonstrates how...
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Pat Mora
In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky and her mother have differing ideas on the role of young girls, which makes their relationship strained. Squeaky’s mother cares...