Question

Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run."

“I always win cause I’m the best," I say straight at Gretchen who is, as far as I’m concerned, the only one talking in this ventriloquist-dummy routine. 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.
How does the author develop Squeaky's viewpoint in this excerpt?

by showing that Squeaky thinks girls are raised to dislike each other

by illustrating that Squeaky dislikes people who brag about their accomplishments

by revealing that Squeaky thinks Gretchen is the least intelligent of the group of girls.

by explaining Squeaky's eagerness to befriend Gretchen

Answer 1

Squeaky's viewpoint in "Raymond's Run" shows that girls are brought up to be competitive rather than friendly with one another, with no genuine smiles exchanged, revealing a perceived cultural pattern of rivalry.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author of "Raymond's Run" develops Squeaky's viewpoint by illustrating that Squeaky perceives a sense of rivalry and mistrust among girls, which is ingrained as part of their upbringing. This is shown through Squeaky's internal monologue and her interpretation of Gretchen's smile, which is not genuine but rather a façade masking the competitive nature that girls are raised with. Contrary to sentiments of eagerness to befriend, Squeaky's perspective is that girls, including herself, are steeped in a culture where they do not learn to genuinely smile or connect with each other because they are not taught to, and perhaps, there is no one to teach them, suggesting a cyclical pattern of behavior passed down through generations.

Answer 2

by showing that Squeaky thinks girls are raised to dislike each other

Step-by-step explanation: