Many young innocent children that are faced with challenges everyday are forced to grow up and leave childhood innocence behind. In Roll of Thunder by Mildred Taylor and Raymond’s Run by Toni Cade Bambara share a theme of children being challenged daily and are forced to grow up and leave their childhood behind. In the book “Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry” Cassie and her brothers are challenged everyday because of the way they look. In the book “Raymond’s Run” Squeaky has to take care of her little brother Raymond. Squeaky’s challenge is Raymond was not quite right. Raymond was very different from the other kids. Raymond would walk in the middle of the road if he was not on the inside of the sidewalk. Squeaky is forced to grow up because she has…show more content… They have to deal with the challenge of white people causing them harm and trying to take their things. Stacy is one of the first children that has to grow up and act like an adult because he is the oldest of all of the children. Squeaky is a young girl with a older brother Raymond. The problem is Raymond is a lot different from the other kids. Most people call Raymond Squeeky’s younger brother because he needs a lot of looking after. Raymond will wander to the middle of the road because he is daydreaming about something. Squeeky’s challenge is that she has to take care of him. These stories are very similar because they are both dealing with young children that have to act like an adult and have to make adult decisions. Cassie and her brother’s are challenged everyday because racism and Squeaky has to take care of her brother Raymond because he is not like the other kids. When children suffer from traumatic events or challenges, they can be forced to give up their childhood innocence and become an
