indirect characterization to show what Squeaky is like. Indirect characterization to show what Raymond is like. Indirect characterization to show what Squeaky is like. 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.ĭirect characterization to describe what Squeaky is like.ĭirect characterization to describe what Raymond is like. And I don't play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."But now, if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. She uses Squeaky's thoughts and words to tell readers about her character. She uses Raymond's thoughts and words to tell readers about his character. She describes Squeaky's physical traits to tell readers about her character. She describes Raymond's physical traits to tell readers about his character. How can readers tell that the author is using indirect characterization in this excerpt? 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. And I lean down to catch my breath and here comes Gretchen walking back, for she's overshot the finish line too, huffing and puffing with her hands on her hips taking it slow, breathing in steady time like a real pro and I sort of like her a little for the first time. So I stand there with my new plans, laughing out loud by this time as Raymond jumps down from the fence and runs over with his teeth showing and his arms down to the side, which no one before him has quite mastered as a running style. He wins before he even begins by psyching the runners, telling them they're going to trip on their shoelaces and fall on their faces or lose their shorts or something, which he doesn't really have to do since he is very fast, almost as fast as I am.Īnd I lean down to catch my breath and here comes Gretchen walking back, for she's overshot the finish line too, huffing and puffing with her hands on her hips taking it slow, breathing in steady time like a real pro and I sort of like her a little for the first time. 'Cause can you imagine some thirty-five-year-old man stuffing himself into PAL shorts to race little kids? He can beat me to Amsterdam Avenue with me having a two-fire-hydrant head start on him running with his hands in his pockets and whistling. Which excerpt from "Raymond's Run" best shows that Squeaky admires people who are serious about doing their best? The narrative voice in this passage allows readers to make a judgement about I give him such a look he couldn't finish putting that idea into words. "That new girl should give you a run for your money." He looks around the park for Gretchen like a periscope in a submarine movie. Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run.""Well, Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker, going to give someone else a break this year?" I squint at real hard to see if he is seriously thinking I should lose the race on purpose just to give someone else a break. What does this excerpt reveal about Raymond's character? Rosie's dialogue with Raymond Squeaky's thoughts and words Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."I've got Raymond walking on the inside close to the buildings, 'cause he's subject to fits of fantasy and starts thinking he's a circus performer and that the curb is a tightrope strung high in the air. What method of characterization does this passage use to show the reader what Rosie is like? and Rosie, who is as fat as I am skinny and has a big mouth where Raymond is concerned and is too stupid to know that there is not a big deal of difference between herself and Raymond and that she can't afford to throw stones. Squeaky's conversations with other people Squeaky's thoughts about her own actions Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run.". The thoughts and feelings of people on the street The mother's words about Squeaky's actions Show that Squeaky is headstrong and determined? What method of indirect characterization does this passage use to I'll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight so that she walks ahead like she's not with me, don't know me, is all by herself on a shopping trip, and I am somebody else's crazy child. Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won't let on that they practice.
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