Raymond's Run Character Analysis

Have you ever felt a bunch of emotions at the same time? Have they ever been negative? If so, you are not alone as emotions are a part of our daily lives. We feel many emotions-- both positive and negative--although some people seem to always react negatively to many situations. An example of this is Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, referred to as Squeaky, who is the protagonist of Toni Cade Barbara’s “Raymond’s Run”. In the story, Squeaky goes through various challenges. We can see many times throughout the story that Squeaky seems to act aggressive. She feels that she is a disappointment to her mom who wants her to be girly. She also has to take care of her older brother who is mentally challenged. When other girls try to tease Raymond, Squeaky acts aggressive. However as we

The race has already ended and Hazel is waiting for the results. Hazel realizes that her brother is a great runner and is jumping up and down. Hazel is responding by jumping up and down after she sees her brother running and she decides that he is a great runner. Many people think she is jumping up and down because they think she won. We see that she is caring in the following quote: “And by the time he comes over I’m jumping up and down so glad to see him- my brother Raymond, a great runner in the family tradition.” (p. 381 lines 475-476) We see that Hazel saw Raymond running during the race. She saw her brother running and realized that her brother is a good runner and was happy for him as she felt he was a great runner in the family tradition. She now values him as someone important. She didn't value him as important before as he isn't quite right. We now can see that she values and cares for her brother as she is happy for him. Through this quote we are able to see that Hazel cares for her brother and that she believes in him. We see that she is caring and proves that Hazel has many emotions including being