Summary:
Toni Cade Bambara's inspiring short story, "Raymond's Run" proves the adage that "you can't judge a book by its cover." Squeaky is a ten-year-old tomboy who keeps a constant eye on her older yet mentally disabled brother. While Squeaky loves to run, shows a tough veneer, and doesn't make many friends, Bambera also shows Squeaky's more private softer side, proving that she is just as good as any other girl.
The Unique Girl
How often do you see a girl who loves running, and wherever you go, you'll see her little brother Raymond, prancing around, pretending to drive a stage coach? Well, in the story of Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara, a unique girl called Squeaky isn't like every other ten year old girl. She doesn't go around spinning on her tippy toes or playing the scales on a piano back and forth. Instead she has more of a boy's attitude.
Average girls like to play piano, do ballet, study, and act feminine. This type of girl you could find them almost anywhere, from supermarkets to umpire state building. Though Squeaky is entirely the opposite, and in my opinion it's alright. Since all girls is unique in a different way, if everybody is exactly the same, think how dull the world could be. Like me, I always love playing piano, and even though it may be girlish for some people, I think that I'm unique in that direction and I should take the path that I think is right.
Squeaky doesn't just care about her running, she also has to protect here brother even though he may be older then her. The unfortunate reason why she is so protective is because her brother is mentally disabled, and has hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is caused by having an enlarged skull. Because of that, Squeaky always has to keep constant watch over her brother. Since that was her responsibility, if somebody was to make fun of her brother, they would have to say it to here, and the first thing she would do is knock out the front row of teeth and if she fails, then she runs and nothing can stop her. So if I had a brother or sister, I would be just as protective as Squeaky, so it's quite understandable why she take these kind of tough actions.
Squeaky isn't just tough, she also hates show offer just like a girl name Cynthia Procter. So because of that, very little often does she make any friends. Though within all the hard concrete attitude, she also has many other soft ones, like being loyal, respect, and fair play. So in the end after the very competitive race, even though Squeaky won, she respected the other competitor. Not like some others people who love to show off, and tell every body that they won another race. So, even if Squeaky may be tough on the outside, she does it for her brothers protection and if she gets a chance, She'll show all of here good aspects.
So Squeaky isn't some tough girl running around the street. It's her talent, and she take great delight in it, and that's all that matter. What about her attitude? Well, everybody has a situation that they have to solve and because of that, Squeaky has to be more protective. So there's a saying that says "don't judge a book by its cover." And it's exactly the same idea with Squeaky. So even though she is protective, has a tough attitude, and loves running, she is just as good as any other girl.
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