In two stories, ‘Everything Will Be Okay’, and ‘Raymond’s Run’, the authors show readers that it is important to think about others, not just yourself. ‘Raymond’s Run’, a story about a girl named Squeaky wants to win a race, but realizes that her brother hasn’t ever won anything, so she wants to help. In ‘Everything Will Be Okay’, a boy named James finds a kitten but it gets put down by his brother because it is to sick. It makes him realize what he will become. But what do these two stories have in common? In the beginning of ‘Everything Will Be Okay’ by James Howe, James finds a kitten. He wants to keep the kitten but it was to sick. In the story it says, “ The kitten is a scrawny thing with burrs and bits of wood caught in its coat where…show more content… But she isn’t worried because she knows she is the best runner. In the beginning of the story, Squeaky was very focused on running, she didn’t know what was going on around her. She didn’t notice how much she was hurting others. She walks around the city with her brother Raymond, who she takes care of. In the middle of the story, Squeaky starts to be mean to others. When some girls from her school walked near her to asked Raymond what grade he’s in, Squeaky immediately snaps at them. She says, “You got anything to say to my brother, you say it to me, Mary Louise Williams of Raggedy Town, Baltimore.” This proves that she doesn’t like people talking to her brother, and that she’s over protective. In the end of the story, Squeaky was running the race, but saw Raymond running beside her. When the race was over, it said on the loudspeaker that she won. She was jumping up and down, but not from winning, because she was happy for her brother. Her brother had nothing to call his own, no awards or ribbons. So, Squeaky thought about training him to race, she also thought Gretchen, a girl she disliked in the race, could help train Raymond with her. Then Gretchen and Squeaky smiled at…show more content… This was proven in ‘Everything Will Be Okay’ when James finally realized that all he cared about in the entire story was the kitten, but he then realized to start caring about himself, and how he got to decide how he treated people and animals. This was also proven in ‘Raymond’s Run’ when Squeaky realized that she was so focused on herself and bragging about winning the race, she didn’t notice how she was treating others. She finally realized in the end to not be selfish and care just about herself, but be nice to others, and give them a chance at succeeding. Both of these stories show a lesson that we can all learn, to care about others, not just
