Bud Is Resilient Analysis

Did you know that almost all African Americans were homeless during the Great Depression? Well, they were, and so was Bud Caldwell! Bud Caldwell is a ten-year-old African American boy. He is the main character in the book, Bud, Not Buddy, written by Christopher Paul Curtis. After Bud's mother died when he was six, Bud went to an orphanage. Then, Bud went to a foster family, but the Amoses were very mean to him. So, Bud ran away. Bud started trying to find his father in the hopes that he may not be an orphan anymore, and so that he wouldn't be treated so awful. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if it were written in a white person's perspective because white people got things that African Americans didn't, white people thought that they were better than African Americans, Bud would have been treated better, and he would not have been surprised when he found out that the Amoses had hot water running into their house.

His father’s absence while Brás was a kid has impacted his adult life because now the reader sees how much of a hate relationship he has with his father for not being their when he was a kid. But, by having Brás observe his father more, his father was able to create a life for Brás, he took on writing just like his father allowing him to have a common activity with each other. In chapter 32, through the use of visual imagery, the reader notices Brás’ father on the front of a newspaper praising him for his work. But, it is on the same day that Brás celebrates his birthday indicating that his father is taking away from his special day, destroying this special moment in Brás life. Brás is seen talking to a bartender while smoking a cigarette and drinking alcohol, the bartender tells Brás, “...We just don’t get to choose our family,( Moon & Bá 29) demonstrating that although Brás despises his father for stealing away from his special moment he cannot escape his father’s legacy because it is what defines him. Brás cannot escape his father’s legacy, but it is what he decided to do with that legacy that will make him a better person. Later on in the novel his father dies freeing Brás from his father’s legacy. The father’s sudden death demonstrates how Brás is liberated from him and even though Brás says, “ He wasn’t there, and yet, he was everywhere,” (Moon & Bá 102)

Life offers many opportunities to make choices. When we make choices in life we are either surviving or thriving. In most cases in the novel “Bud, Not Buddy” the main character, Bud Caldwell, makes choices that help him thrive. An example of how Bud thrives is through his rules. Some of these rules warn Bud not to say disrespectful things about people that you don’t really know, especially around strangers, and also to tell adults the opposite of what you want so that if you get into deep trouble they won’t take away your most prized possessions, favorite toy, and keep you, or send you to where you don’t want to be, a rule even tells Bud to keep his lies quick and simple so that he won’t forget them easily and trip over them later. These three rules are for personal enjoyment, rather than finding things you need to survive, hence, my opinion is that Bud uses his rules to thrive.

Greg gets caught in a lot of situations that makes everyone turn against him. A lot of small things happen accidentally that end up turning into bigger problems along the way. Since he’s an easy target to blame for everything the family puts all the pressure on him to fix it. However for the sake of their daughter. They eventually

To get right into things with the story, Bud, not buddy would have been a whole lot different if Bud was a white boy also, Herman might not, been as harsh on Bud because he might have trusted bud more my reasons is because of racism if Herman didn’t treat bud or trust him bud can lie and they would think Herman was the bad guy.

This family comes together in a time when they all need it. Phillip at one point tells Judd he’s on his side and has his back no what the situation is. Then every time Judd and Wendy meet on the roof to talk they are creating a turning point during a bad time. It can be see that each brother, sister, brother, brother, and/or mother, child moment is a growing point where something/someone else is thinking and acting different. The Altman family displays resilience by walking away at the end and assuring each other that they have their backs.

Bud, not Buddy would have been different if Bud's father was with Bud. "Here we go again" Bud sighed have you ever been through adoption the way the way Bud went through a depression in an orphanage. The book was about a boy named Bud, who was going through a depression and was determined to find Hermon E. Calloway. The story "Bud, not Buddy" was written by Christopher Paul. Crucis. "Bud, not Buddy" would be different if Bud had his dad then he wouldn't have gone to Grand Rapids Michigan. Bud wouldn't need to sleep with a jackknife for protection. Bud probable wouldn't have met Lefty Lewis or Hermon E. Calloway. Bud would have had his dad so he wouldn't have had any reason to go to Grand Rapids. The book was about a boy

In 1936, during the Great Depression, 10-year-old Budd Caldwell lives in the orphanage in Flint, Michigan that has been his home since his mother died when he was six. Because of his mother's death, Bud had no family members near to him, and was sent to live in the local orphanage, which he calls "The Home". He hates the orphanage, but his situation does not improve when he is sent to live with a foster family, the Collins, who prove to be abusive. Todd Collins, the Collins' twelve year old son, abuses Bud harshly, including shoving a pencil up Bud's nose and accusing him of bed wetting, which Mrs. Amos, the leader of discipline in the family, despises. To punish him, the Collins lock Bud up in a shed, which is filled with many terrors including

Friends are the family that you get to choose for yourself. The most evolved characters, Jess, Leslie, and May Belle, are the ones who are concerned with finding and making friends, and not just any friends. The kind who understand and support you, but also help you grow and continue to evolve. In the best friendships, like Jess and Leslie's, the bond they share strengthens as both people involved. They each have things to teach the other, they encourage each other, and they believe in each other. Friendship means helping people access and become open to a greater world than the one they knew before. The book elaborates"She loved you, you know." He could tell from Bill's voice that he was crying. "She told me once that if it weren't for you…" His voice broke completely. "Thank you," he said a moment later. "Thank you for being such a wonderful friend to her." Their friendship was pure and good, and so important. He mattered to Leslie just as much as she mattered to

There is a pattern of broken families—Laura partner cheats on her, Paul’s wife has died and he has a little communication with his son, Kaz’s family is divided once he goes to prison, and Laura’s only family is gone soon after she is born, her mother. The producer shows how the good guys and the bad guys have something in common: suffering, pain and the idea of destroyed

To begin, the story would be extremely different if Bud had a dog the reason being is that Bud wouldn't be as depressed. Also, the dog would motivate him. In ch.1 Bud talks about how he has no family.

He used greed too much. Bud went along with Gordon and became greedy and someone you would not want to work with, just like Gordon. He got a lot of money, but then Gordon made a plan to break up his father's company, Bud realized what was happening and in the process,

“How to Save a Life” is about a friendship. His relationship with his friend went

I believe this is the golden moment of the book because throughout the novel, we learned quite a lot about the characters and their family scenarios. Weetzie comes from a broken family with divorced parents, and Dirk’s parents are dead before the story begins. Dirk lives with his grandmother, Fifi, who also dies early in the story. Weetzie’s mother is emotionally absent, and while Weetzie’s father, Charlie, is emotionally invested in Weetzie, he lives on the opposite side of the country in New York City. When Charlie dies of a drug overdose, Weetzie loses the parent who had the most positive influence on her life.  Weetzie and Dirk seek to create their own family, which, though nontraditional, appears to succeed where Weetzie’s traditional

As one ages, he/she learns valuable lessons that will forever be embedded in his/her mind. One of the lessons Gordie learns while growing up is that friendships do not last forever. He states, “Friends come in and out of your life like busboys in a restaurant, did you ever notice that?” (432). While this may seem like an unfortunate lesson, Gordie also realizes that it is necessary in order to prosper as an individual. During a talk with Chris, Chris admits, “Friends are like drowning guys that are holding onto your legs. You can’t save them. You can only drown with them” (384). When one grows up, he or she must learn to move on and not dwell on the negative aspects of his/her life. Gordie constantly has guilty dreams where he believes that he is the cause of his parent’s pain. As he matures, he realizes that he cannot change the events in his life, he can only gain knowledge from them. Overall, Gordie presents this subject by reflecting upon a significant event in his childhood and showing his transition from a young boy to a young