The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 By Christopher Paul Curtis: Character Analysis

In the novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 Byron was not a good person in the beginning he did not do good stuff. For example, he was using matches 2 times. Although his parents said again not to use matches. Momma said what she always did if Byron uses matches again.

Have you ever been treated unfairly? Well, in the book The Watsons go to Birmingham in 1963 they were in the middle of the civil rights movements, they were fighting to be treated equally. The main theme is stopping segregation here are three examples ,the Watson family couldn't go to the same school as whites, they couldn't use the same restrooms, they couldn't go to the same church in peace.

Many people assume that people are just people, we have no intentional meaning, but that’s not really the case. This is seen the historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis when The Watsons were traumatized over the bombing at Joetta’s church. The author uses symbolism to convey the message that maturity comes with time because with impactful events and people, you have to adapt.

What role, if any, does temperament seem to be playing? . Temperament plays a major part

Vinny and Joe-Boy are similar they are also different too maybe more than the other but still the same and in the same way different in more ways Vinny is a scared, weak, good friend.Joe-Boy is a brave, strong, but yet is a bad friend

Near the end Kenny had been hiding and Byron found him, but he said he wouldn’t tell, but he did the right thing by telling his parents. Kenny told us, “Even though Byron had a reputation for not being a snitch, I got the feeling he snitched on me.” This was the right thing for Byron to do because his parents were concerned but thanks to Byron not as much. So he ended up helping out his

The author of the book, Wes Moore, describes the different opportunities and life style he had with another person who shared the same name. The similarities that those boys had when they were younger were significant. Both boys grew up without a paternal figure and their mothers had to work extremely hard to take care of the rest of the family; they were constantly moving from city to city to ensure education and safety. Their mothers had to work excessive number of hours to cover the most basic needs. Living in poverty changed the future of the boys.

In the fictional novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham there were several historically accurate cultures and events from the 1960’s. Most of the story is based on the mother wanting to go to Alabama, because that’s where her family is. However her husband doesn’t think it is a good idea because he knows there is segregation down in the south, and he doesn’t want his kids to see all the hatred for people of a different skin color. Their children have not been exposed the separation of different skin colors because they live in Flint, Michigan, where there is not a lot of conflicts about segregation. Yet, at some point the family decides to make the long trip to Birmingham. Before they leave for their trip, their dad goes and buys a record player

The topic of Civil Rights is an interesting topic for so many people. This event changed history forever and allowed some people who couldn’t even get good jobs to become president of the United States or even have the same rights as others. In the book The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963, the author, Christopher Paul Curtis, wrote a story about a family that is living in this time. The author mostly focused on telling us a story of the Watson family and not really any historical events. I really would've liked it if the book gave more information on civil rights and not just have one historical event happen at the end of the book. Adding some more facts and history would have made the book more interesting. All in all, the book The Watsons Go

In the novel, Kenny meets two new kids with an aura of southern style, and hopes that his school life would be smoother by turning the attention of the school kids to the new kids. Eventually, his plan fails, but he realizes that these new kids can be good friends. The movie indeed didn’t include any of these parts. Some character’s outlook changed in the movie too. Specifically, Grandma Sands was actually described that she was very fragile in the novel, but the movie showed up as a healthy grandma. Besides, Kenny and Byron’s change in character traits throughout the story were quite similar. It was better to put Rufus and Cody in the movie because this event kind of expressed that it’s always hard to accept differences to anyone, but the inner might be innocent, just like Kenny and Rufus, whom enjoyed staying

In The Watsons Go To Birmingham the movie and the book have many similarities and differences when talking about what scenes/phrases were in both the book and the movie, also scenes/phrases that weren't in both. One of the many similarities between the book and the movie is in the beginning Byron seems to get his lips stuck to the car by kissing his own reflection on the mirror on the Brown Bomber (the Watson’s car). In the book it says “I moved closer. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Byron’s mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!” (13, paragraph 2). Although there are many similarities between the book and the movie, there are also many differences one of them being stated in the book that Grandma Sands was a small

Byron is a mean boy who makes fun of younger boys. He is uncaring and doesn’t care about anyone except himself. He takes pleasure in hurting and making fun of boys. “ The only reason Byron and Buphead want to play is to do something rude”(9). He plays a blizzard game with Kenny in which he torments Kenny and gives him a grade. He purposely gives bad grades for doing one part of the game wrong. But Byron also has a good side in which he cares about his family and doesn't want them

Next reason they are different is Arthur has gone to juvie because he threw a brick at Mr. Hampton meanwhile Russell has not and based on his character he probably never will. Another reason they are different is thier ages. Arthur is in seventh grade so he is most likely 12 or 13 while Russell is 8 years old because in part of the movie he said he was 8. Another reason Arthur and Russell are very different is Arthur does not have a pet though in the book he said he wanted one and Russell has Doug the Dog who he got when Russell and Mr. Fredrickson went to Paradise Falls. The very last reason they are different is Russell has almost died on several occasions throughout the book while there are no reported occasions for

Byron is, stupid, selfish, stubborn and disrespectful. They’re the same because they’re witty/comical, sneaky, mean to each other and protective. Byron and Kenny seem different even though they’re somewhat the same. Kenny and Byron are both sneaky because Kenny’s mom told him not to take all of his dinosaurs out because she knows LJ’s a thief, but Kenny took them all out by throwing

     The Ballad of Birmingham resembles a traditional ballad in that it tells a story in a song-like manner. The didactic tone seeks to teach us something; in this case it’s the theme of needless destruction. There are many devices the author uses to create such a tone and to tell such a story.