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Squeaky In Raymond's Run

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What is more valuable than gold? It’s a little girl who is willing to beat up anyone who makes fun of her brother. Her being little doesn’t stop her from being the fastest on the track team. No matter what it takes, Squeaky is willing to defend her brother. Squeaky will do anything she possibly can. In Raymond’s Run, Toni Cade Bombara, uses the character of Squeaky to illustrate the meaning of what truly makes one rich. People should look for a potential and others and not seeing their flaws. We theses Raymond as being an obligation. She believes that being kind and standing up for him is her job. In the beginning of the story, Squeaky says I don't have much work to do… All I have to do in life is to mind my brother Raymond, which is enough.

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