In the story “Raymond's Run”, Squeaky has the challenge of taking care of her mentally challenged brother Raymond. Squeaky is a rude, mean, and snappy person. Squeaky does not fit it with everyone else and in the end she notices that that is okay. In the story “Everything Will be Okay” James is a soft, sensitive kid. But his family is the total opposite. His family think that everyone has to be a man and act very stiff when it comes to emotions. In both of these they learn is is okay to be there own person. To start with “Everything will …show more content…
She has a hard time making friends since she has to take care of her brother Raymond. But in doing so she has to act tough to defend her brother even to people she knows. But the worst things about it is she can't even have a normal conversation with anyone since she is so protective it doesn't stop even when she is not with Raymond. I can compare this part to “Everything Will Be Okay” in the story James tries to save a kitten but he fails and the kitten ends up dying, Squeaky is trying to save her brother from the big world around them. And I think that is kind of a problem since he will never know what the real world is like. Both stories have different endings. “Raymond's Run” ended on a happy note But James had a sadder story. But both ended up realizes it ok to be your own person. James knew that when he saw the kitten he love die and he decided it is ok not to be a man. And Squeaky realized it was okay to be the way she