MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THEME IN LITERATURE
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MAKING CONNECTIONS TO THEME IN LITERATURE
“RAYMOND’S RUN”
-Toni Cade Bambara
THEME - A theme is the message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. In many cases, readers must infer what the writer’s message is. One way of figuring out a theme is to apply the lessons learned by the main characters to people in real life. For example, a theme of The Diary of Anne Frank is that people are good at heart. (HOLT -p. R112)
Revisit the story, “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara. Squeaky’s brother Raymond accompanies her everywhere. This is a difficult task because as the author states,”...he needs looking after cause he’s not quite right.” During the May Day race, as Squeaky dashes toward the finish line, she notices Raymond on the other side of the fence, running as hard as he can. Squeaky decides to retire and devote herself to training him.
-Read the following quotations and choose ONE that you think best determines the theme of the story, “Raymond’s Run.” Select at least two - three pieces of evidence from the text to support your response and explain how and why they connect to the story. (A-C-E)
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” -Ayn Rand
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