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Raymond's Run By Squeaky Quotes

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In the short story, “Raymond’s Run,” the protagonist, Squeaky, can be pictured as tough, not caring about others’ opinions, serious about running, and is not scared of standing out. She depicts herself as a poor African-American girl that doesn’t care about appearance and doesn’t understand her classmates are so feminine. The first reason why she is tougher than others is because she is unconcerned about others' opinions and lacks sensitivity of other’s needs and perspectives. On the top of page two, the story states that she doesn’t care about people knowing she has a passion for running and her breathing exercises. This shows an aloof personality and a tough mentality. This piece of information shows she can be physically strong as well as brain strong. Furthermore, on page 2, Squeaky, the narrator declares that she is serious about her running and doesn’t care who knows it. This signifies that other opinions don’t affect her. …show more content…

On the top of page 2, it remarks,”...which I have to do on account of I’m serious about my running…” She even says herself that she is critical about people interrupting. On page 5, it emphasizes that when she runs, she feels light, loosened up, and weightless. This explains that her passion for running comes from the warmth she experiences when running. On page 1, “There is no track meet where I didn't win the first-place medal.” This shows that she is serious about running and running is her only skill. Usually when people are overconfident, they brag about themself, but when it comes to losing at that topic, they get all sad and irritated. Therefore, she is serious about running to

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