Compare And Contrast El Diablo De La Cienega And Raymonds Run

“Raymond’s Run” vs. “El Diablo De La Cienega”

“Raymond’s Run”, by Toni Cade Bambara and “El Diablo De La Cienega”, by Geoffrey Becker are two very different short stories. Yet somehow, it seems that the stories are perfect to read together. The largest discrepancy between the two is: setting. True, these stories are extremely different, but they are also quite similar. The biggest resemblance between the two is: the protagonist undergoes extreme challenge but still come out on top. The setting in “Raymond’s Run” did not have a big impact on the plot, whereas, the setting in “El Diablo De La Cienega” has a colossal impact on the story’s plot. The protagonist in “El Diablo” (short for “El Diablo De La Cienega”) lived in the middle of nowhere.

This shows, the world longs/wants money. In life, this can be dangerous. The other lesson Geoffrey Becker tries to convey is don’t bet. He showed this in one way: Money wanted to bet on the basketball game. Before that, Victor didn’t want to bet. Money brought that up and told Victor to bet on the game. Funny thing is that, Money was sure that he would win, but in the end, he lost badly. This clearly shows that betting is bad. In “Raymond’s Run” the author was chasing two morals: Don’t judge a book by its cover and pursue your passion. The way the author conveyed the message don’t judge a book by its cover was through Raymond. He had a problem in his brain, and people thought of him as dumb and slow. He didn’t give up, and ran for the first time after seeing his sister run. He proved to everyone: Don’t judge a book by its cover. The second moral Toni Cade Bambara attempted to convey was: Pursue your passion. In the story, Hazel pursued her dream of running and came out on top even thought the competition was tough. Also, even though her brother had a mental problem, she didn’t give up. She pursued her dream of running. As, parents or old, wise people will tell you: Pursue your passion, because late in life, when your my age, it’s very hard to find a passion. Also, in “Raymond’s Run” it was quite easy to find the moral, whereas in “El Diablo”, the moral was

My mother does that. And I don’t have to earn my pocket money by hustling; George runs errands for the big boys and sells Christmas cards. And anything else that’s got to get done, my father does. All I have to do in life is mind my brother Raymond, which is enough. Sometimes I slip and say my little brother Raymond . . . and I don’t play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice, which is how I got the name Squeaky. And if things get too rough, I run. And as anybody can tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two