Bud Not Buddy Character Analysis

Have you ever read of the book "Bud, not Buddy"? Well, if you haven't here is a summary of the book. First off, the books began with the main character, Bud in an orphanage, he gets adopted by a family of three a mother, a father, and a son named Todd, but when it comes to lying they believe their son, and only their son. Now, that combo isn't exactly ideal, long story short Bud gets locked in a shed, he escapes, and then after getting revenge on the Amoses Bud runs away. Then he finds his friend, Bugs from the orphanage, then they leave to go find a town named Hooverville, later to discover that Hooverville is a town made of cardboard that homeless people stay in. Bugs boards a train going west without Bud, then Bud gets an idea that he should head west to Grand Rapids to find his musically talented father. When Herman E. Calloway who is totally his father, he gets acquainted with the band and Mrs. Thomas the bands singer. After that Bud discovers that Heman E. Calloway is actually his grandfather.

To begin with, Bud, not Buddy would be different if the Amoses his foster family would have been fair because Bud probably wouldn’t have left, and Bud wouldn’t be on the lam. In Chapter 2, Bud got sent to a foster home, and the family was very cruel to him. For example, if the Amoses were kind Bud wouldn’t have been on the streets alone. Also, if they had been loving, Bud would not have felt the need to leave and he wouldn’t be on the lam. In conclusion, if the Amoses where pleasant, Bud wouldn’t have left and the whole story would have been different.

In Chapter 9, Bud goes to the library to find how far he will need to go to find Herman. On the other hand, if Herman lived farther away from Flint, Bud would have had to travel much farther. Besides, Bud faced many bumps in the road, just trying to get to where Herman lived such as, when cars drove by on the road, Bud hid behind the bushes along the road. Furthermore, if Bud experienced so many hard situations trying to find Herman, he could give up on finding him and going so far. To conclude, Bud would have to go a long way to find Herman and could have given

Afterward, in this version of Bud not Buddy hell be living in the modern era. It would be a lot different, because one his mom would not die because of the medical treatment we have today. Another reason it would be different is he wouldn’t go hungry all the time like he is in the book. His life would be different because there are laws now today that make it to were you can't be segregated. He would also have to go to school.

the story goes on and on, bud tries to find his father.

Unfortunately, the Amoses' son Todd bullies Bud, causing Bud to escape. Bud decides to run away from his foster home in the hope of finding a permanent home and a better life. Bud decides that he should try to find Calloway, who he thinks might be his father. Bud and Bugs, another orphaned boy, team up and go to the shantytown (or Hooverville) so they can hop a California-bound train and hopefully get jobs in the West.

Bud, from Bud, Not Buddy, is an orphaned African American 10-year old boy who lives in Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression. He decides to try and find his father after his mother’s passing. Steve Jobs is an American businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. He was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc, and the CEO and majority shareholder of Pixar until his death in 2011. Although, Steve Jobs and Bud are completely different people, they hold more similarities than you may realize. If we compare their experiences and character traits, we would find some surprising commonalities and differences between them.

What if Bud was not alone? In the book Bud, Not Buddy Bud is a black orphan who sets out to find his father. He faces many hard challenges. For example, his friend leaves him on a train. But in the end, he finds his grandfather who he previously thought was his father. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if Bugs would have stayed with Bud and not hopped the train it would change the story because Bugs would have been with Bud the whole time, Bugs could have persuaded Bud to still go to Chicago, Bugs could have known how to drive and him and Bugs could have drove off with Lefty Lewis's car, and Herman and the band may not have accepted two children.

Michael Simpson Ms. Gourd Pre-AP 10th ELA March 27, 2018 Running From Racism “ “ It’s Bud, not Buddy, ma’am.” ’’ the famous line from the book “Bud, not Buddy” has a distinctive way from setting apart from other books by the culture represented, how the culture affects the novel, Buds archetype, character development, and the plot and conflict. The culture represented in the novel is African american. The accurate elements is this culture would be speech, customs, traditions, actions, and setting.

In the text it says, “RULES AND THINGS NUMBER 16 If a Grow-up Ever Starts a Sentence by Saying “Haven’t You Heard,” Get Ready, Cause What’s About to Come Out of Their Mouth Is Gonna Drop You Headfirst into a Boiling Tragedy.” This rule helps him so he knows that he is going to get bad news. Bud mentions this rule in Chapter 7. He mentions this rule because Bud was looking for Miss Hill and a librarian told him that she got married and moved to Chicago. This shows that in Bud, Not Buddy Bud’s rules help him thrive.

Bud changes alot throughout Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.In the beginning he is kind and comforting to his friend and also troubled. By the time he finally finds his grandfather he hasn’t met yet, he is excited and loved.

“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love” (Marilyn Monroe). Joyce Carol Oates is the author of the realistic allegory story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”. The story is about a young girl named Connie, who likes seeking attention from men, as a distraction from her problems at home. She meets a man named Arnold Friend, he goes after Connie, claiming he has to take her for a ride, but it is obvious he wants to do other things. Because of this character’s actions, it is determined that he is a representation of the devil. Through plot, characterization, and dialogue, Oates successfully portrays Arnold Friend as a symbolic Satan.

To begin with, Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if Bud had given up because he would have gone back to the orphanage. In chapter 5, Bud is on the lam after

One of the major themes in the novel, “Bud, Not Buddy” is the importance of family. This theme is represented in the novel through Bud’s journey to find his family. Throughout the story, Bud looks for his alleged father, Herman E Calloway, as he has no other family, and if he were to find his family, it would give him hope, as he would have been able to find somebody from the family he was born into. On page 86, readers can see how important finding family is to Bud, when the flyer with Herman E Calloway flies towards him, and Bud thought, “Maybe it came back to me because this Herman E Calloway really was my father.” This information gave Bud a newfound sense of hope, which shows how important family is to Bud, as with the absence of one, finding one has been so important in his life to the point in which even a small chance of him finding his family seemed like something that would be able to benefit him in the long term.

Furthermore, Biff, along with Happy tries to conjure up a crazy idea of putting on a sporting goods exhibition. The problem with Willy is that he never grows up and deals with his obstacle; and he has taught this life strategy to his sons.