Raymond’s Run

by

Toni Cade Bambara

Mary Louise Character Analysis

Along with Rosie, Mary Louise is one of Gretchen’s sidekicks. Together, the three girls bully Squeaky and her brother Raymond. Mary Louise used to be Squeaky’s friend: Squeaky stood up for Mary Louise when she first moved to Harlem from Baltimore, since Squeaky and Mary Louise’s mothers used to sing in a choir together. But ever since Mary Louise began hanging out with Gretchen, she talks badly about Squeaky and mocks Raymond for his disability.

Mary Louise Quotes in Raymond’s Run

The Raymond’s Run quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Louise or refer to Mary Louise. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Caretaking Theme Icon
).
Raymond’s Run Quotes

Gretchen smiles, but it’s not a smile, and I’m thinking that girls never really smile at each other because they don’t know how and don’t want to know how and there’s probably no one to teach us how, cause grown-up girls don’t know either.

Related Characters: Squeaky (speaker), Raymond, Gretchen, Mary Louise, Rosie
Related Symbols: Running
Page Number: 26–27
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mary Louise Quotes in Raymond’s Run

The Raymond’s Run quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Louise or refer to Mary Louise. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Caretaking Theme Icon
).
Raymond’s Run Quotes

Gretchen smiles, but it’s not a smile, and I’m thinking that girls never really smile at each other because they don’t know how and don’t want to know how and there’s probably no one to teach us how, cause grown-up girls don’t know either.

Related Characters: Squeaky (speaker), Raymond, Gretchen, Mary Louise, Rosie
Related Symbols: Running
Page Number: 26–27
Explanation and Analysis: