Bud Not Buddy Character Analysis

Bud, Not Buddy a story about a ten-year-old boy on the journey to find what he calls home and to find his lost father accomplished what I was hoping for it. The story has great characters and clear writing. The development of certain characters is clearly shown in the story which helps it move on. And this book shows the struggle of the people living during the Great

“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.

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.

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.

One of my all time favorite musicals as I was growing up was always Annie, about a sweet little orphan who through determination and a little positivity found a better life. But sadly as hard knock as Annie’s life was, it is nothing compared to the actually reality. The early foster system was established in the 1500s in order to care for children who were removed from their parents. Foster care was intended to be a short-term solution until the child is either adopted or reunited with their family. However, because of how few people there are willing to take in these kids, the average child will spend over two years waiting to be adopted. But the flaws in this system run much deeper.

What if Bud, Not Buddy was written in the present? Bud, Not Buddy is a fictional, but very realistic, book. It's setting is in the 1930s. Bud is a young black boy who lost his mother at age six. He traveled on foot and by car from Flint, Michigan to Grand Rapids, Michigan. He thought a musician named Herman E. Calloway was his father, but actually Herman is his grandfather. Bud then grows up with his grandfather. Bud, Not Buddy would be different if written in the years near 2017 because people would have running water in their houses, there wouldn't be a depression going on, Bud wouldn't have gotten far before he was caught by the police, and he might have found his father.

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.

In chapter 8, Bud goes with Bugs to Hooverville to try to get on the train to Chicago the next daybreak. If Bud gave up, Bud wouldn't have gone to Hooverville and instead stayed in Flint. Although, when Bugs makes the train and Bud doesn't, Bud abandons going to Chicago and stays in Flint. But, if Bud wasn't determined on going to Chicago in the first place, he wouldn't have gone to Hooverville at all and he never would've met Deza Melone or saw Hooverville. Furthermore, if Bud would've given up on his journey, Bud would have never gone to Hooverville or have tried to hop on the train to

The persona of a sociopath appears to be much like any human. In many cases, one would not be able to "pick him out of a crowd." Their minds, however, differ greatly from the average mind. A sociopath is extremely smart and methodical and most often is very meticulous in the way in which he acts. While many people are not thinking beyond the norm, a psychopath thinks about his every breath, step, and word. In the short story "Where are you going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, the depiction of a sociopath is apparent. Arnold’s mannerism, thoughts and tactics create the perfect portrayal of a truly sociopathic character.

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

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.

As he toughens up, gets through them, he is relieved and happy. Bud changed from being sad and discouraged when going through challenges to happy and relieved when he finds a home and a family. On page 3, it says ,”This was the third foster home I was going to and i’m used to just packing up and leaving but it still surprises me there are always a few seconds, right after they tell you you’ve got to go, when my nose gets all runny, and my throat gets all chokey, and my eyes get all stingy.” This shows Bud is sad about moving to a new foster home.

First of all, the story would have been extremely different if Bud's mom wouldn’t have died because Lefty wouldn’t have been the story. At the age of six, a boy named Bud Caldwell had tragically lost his mother. The story would have also been different if his mom would have died because the Amos's wouldn’t have taken place in the story. Early in this story, a mean family had fostered Bud, but that wouldn’t have happened if Ms. Caldwell hadn't have died. The story would have been extremely different if Bud's mom was alive because he probably wouldn’t have tried to investigate Herman as much.

Bud, a significant and key character from “Bud, not Buddy” by Christopher Paul Curtis is on a long-lasting journey to find his “father.” As a result he changes from mischievous and troublesome to well-mannered and fancy from the beginning to end. In the beginning he gets into trouble and makes bad choices. In the text

In chapter three, Bud ran away and had to start fending for himself. If he had a family he wouldn’t have to run away and fend for himself. Another reason is in chapter four he had to search for his own food. For example, if he had a family, they would have made sure he was well fed and never starving. If he had a family during the Great Depression, it wouldn’t have been such a