Raymond's run questions.

2. Revisit your inference definition. Find two examples in the text and discuss each.

An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. An inference is an educated guess.

Inference 1. 'I see right away that this is going to be one of those Dodge City scenes cause the street ain't that big and they're close to the buildings just as we are' <--- Here Squeaky infers that the situation they will be in would be a Dodge City scene.

Inference 2. The fact that Squeaky is looking after Raymond her older brother infers that Raymond is not the responsible older person in the story, such as "What grade are you in now, Raymond?" Squeaky ---> "You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of Raggedy Town, Baltimore." <--- Here Squeaky is having to protect her brother from the bullies, rather than Raymond defending himself. Also "... right into the gutter and slosh around getting his shoes and cuffs wet. Then I get hit when I get home." <--- Here Squeaky's parents hit her for not taking care of Raymond.

3. Consider how Squeaky is described in the story using imagery. Give three examples and discuss.

The examples in this text that I have chosen are; tough, impatient and serious about her running. Squeaky is tough because she is the type of character who throughout the text shows "I am ready to fight, cause like I said I don't feature a whole lot of chit-chat" <--- Squeaky is showing us here that she prefers to fight rather than speak. She is impatient because her character shows us "I much prefer to knock you down right from the jump and save everybody a lotta precious time" <--- Here she is telling us that she just wants to get to the point, rather than having to waste time until the person has finished. Squeaky is serious about her running because she has shown us that "So I keep Raymond on the inside of me, and he plays like he's driving a stage coach which is OK by me so long as he doesn't run me over or interrupt my breathing exercises, which I have to do on account of I'm serious about my running, and I don't care who knows it. <--- Here Squeaky is showing us that although she has to take care of Raymond her breathing exercises and running are a big part of her life.
4. Raymond is described in a very particular way, by his actions. Give examples and explain how and what this tells the audience about him.

He is described in a way that says he needs special attention, as he seems, by his actions younger in his head than he is in real life, also he is described in a way that says he has a rather large head (literally). Here are some extracts of text that proves to the reader that he needs extra care, "... he'll dash across traffic to the island in the middle of Broadway and give the pigeons a fit. Then I have to go behind him apologizing..." this shows that he does not think of the consequences to his actions as he could get hit by a vehicle. also "... I wave to shush him, but he keeps rattling the fence like a gorilla in a cage..." here we find that Raymond is described to the readers like a large gorilla with no understanding of keeping quiet.