Raymon'd Run
Raymond's Run
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995) was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.
Raymond's Run" is Toni Cade Bambara's short story about a young girl named Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker and her brother Raymond. Raymond is mentally handicapped and Hazel is his self-proclaimed caretaker. The two of them both enter a race. Hazel ends up beating her main competition (Gretchen), and actually wins the race. She is proud to have won, but also proud of Raymond for making his first "run" as well. The story ends with Squeeky not only winning the race, but gaining respect for her rival and considering a myriad of other activities to pursue and conquer.
The story is set in Harlem, New York.n The time frame is one day in the life of Squeeky.
The tone of the story is bright, brave, a little arrogant. The vibrant idiomatic language and upbeat tempo, are compelling features of the story. The ability to capture, translate and play in and out of the voices and idioms of black communities has been widely admired.
The composition of a story is usual, all of the events going after each other. The climax of the story is then Squeaky saw her brother Raymond's run.
The narrator is Hazel, known in her neighborhood as “Squeaky,” a young black girl verging on adolescence.
I think the main conflict is an external conflict which is, Squeaky against Gretchen. Squeaky wants to prove and maintain her reputation as the best, and wants to show Gretchen that she's not afraid of her. She has something to prove, mainly because she is known as the fastest kid in town, and maybe also because Gretchen took her friends away from her, so she may be hurt about that and maybe wants to get revenge by beating Gretchen in the May Day race.
I also believe that there's an internal conflict when Squeaky is working on her breathing exercises (and Raymond is with her) and she sees Gretchen
Toni Cade Bambara, born Miltona Mirkin Cade (March 25, 1939 – December 9, 1995) was an African-American author, documentary film-maker, social activist and college professor.
Raymond's Run" is Toni Cade Bambara's short story about a young girl named Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker and her brother Raymond. Raymond is mentally handicapped and Hazel is his self-proclaimed caretaker. The two of them both enter a race. Hazel ends up beating her main competition (Gretchen), and actually wins the race. She is proud to have won, but also proud of Raymond for making his first "run" as well. The story ends with Squeeky not only winning the race, but gaining respect for her rival and considering a myriad of other activities to pursue and conquer.
The story is set in Harlem, New York.n The time frame is one day in the life of Squeeky.
The tone of the story is bright, brave, a little arrogant. The vibrant idiomatic language and upbeat tempo, are compelling features of the story. The ability to capture, translate and play in and out of the voices and idioms of black communities has been widely admired.
The composition of a story is usual, all of the events going after each other. The climax of the story is then Squeaky saw her brother Raymond's run.
The narrator is Hazel, known in her neighborhood as “Squeaky,” a young black girl verging on adolescence.
I think the main conflict is an external conflict which is, Squeaky against Gretchen. Squeaky wants to prove and maintain her reputation as the best, and wants to show Gretchen that she's not afraid of her. She has something to prove, mainly because she is known as the fastest kid in town, and maybe also because Gretchen took her friends away from her, so she may be hurt about that and maybe wants to get revenge by beating Gretchen in the May Day race.
I also believe that there's an internal conflict when Squeaky is working on her breathing exercises (and Raymond is with her) and she sees Gretchen