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Bud is an empathetic kid and cares for others. I know this because when the pretend mom gave Bud some brown sugar he was really happy but the pretend brother and sister didn't like it so they took their tongues out, but Bud understood because if he was the pretend brother he wouldn't like some stranger eating his brown sugar. Another reason I know this is because when Bud was fighting with Todd he had empathy because he realized that he wouldn't like having a random kid in his home. My final reason is that when Bud was going to the foster home Jerry started crying because he didn't want to go to a foster so Bud said that Jerry's foster home would be better than his foster home and that the there girls would like Jerry and that Bud would always be fighting with Todd.

I agree with you!!!!!!!!!!Thats what I wrote too

I agree very much

Bud has a hard life. I know this because: His mother died when he was 6. He never knew his father and does not know if his father knows hes there or even loves him at all. He never feels safe because he lives in the great depression. Not having a mother is hard but her dying when she was young is even worse ,because it means she didn't live a good long life like most people. To me my father is for loving, for having fun with, to tell my troubles to, not to watch go away from me as I go to the orphanage ,not to watch suffer the mean, unforgiving hands of the depression ,not to watch die. Bud is basicly an orphan, he doesn't know where his father is, his mother died when he was 6.And there are still reasons that Bud has a hard life: He cant trust anybody,he has to stay hidden when he walks along the road,every body thinks every body else is dangerous, some people even had a gun in their kitchen!Police are every where and hurt people ,without caring about the others that are hurt.Its dangerous and nobody cares about a lone boy that is on the lam. Bud has a hard life.

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The thesis statement I chose was that Bud is a risk taker and this helps him find his father. One piece of evidence for this is that Bud went on the lam. This is risky because the police might catch you. So deciding to go on the lam after escaping the Amoses shed was a risky decision. This proves that bud is a risk taker. Also, Bud took a risk by getting into a strangers car. This is pretty risky because, can you imagine just getting into a complete strangers car? Even if they seem nice, they might not be. This also helped him find out more about his, or what he thinks is, his father because Mr. Lewis and his daughter were talking about information on what Bud thinks is his father. this could help him find his father because now he knows a bit about where he lives and stuff like that. I think these reasons show that Bud is a risk taker and this helps him find his father.

Material things can comfort us. Bud's suitcase represents his family to him. When Bud's mom died, the suitcase is what he took with him to the foster home. Also inside of the suitcase he kept her fliers and this also contains a memory of her. Lastly, Bud's mother's rocks are in the suitcase which makes him think of his mom and symbolizes family to him. These are some of the things that let us know that even material things can be important, like Bud's suitcase.

tots agree. and the rooks they are so meaning fuel to bud;)

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I like your reasons to your thesis statement.This made me think that Bud has hope to find his father and I also think now maybe his risks get him farther in life.

the thesis statement i am chosing is when one door closes another one will open . i think this this means that when something bad happens something good will come next for example when bud id in the shed and finally brakes out the window he gets out and slew ps under a Ctristmas tree and in the morning he finds his best friend bugs on to of him. also when he was about to get slapped with a leather strap because he was to late to the mission to get food and a guy was mad at bud for talking back to him but then a random family said " clarence get back here right this instant" and then bud had oatmeal, bread, milk, and a apple and buds fake mom gave bud some brown sugar for his oatmeal. and then when bugs left without bud on the train later bud got a car ride from this guy lefty lewis and he got red pop and a sandwige and an apple and got yummy breakfast in the morning.

I chose the thesis statement “Bud is a good kid that is empathetic to others.” One of my pieces of evidence for this thesis statement is Bud was empathetic to Jerry. He told Jerry everything would be okay even when he would have to deal with an older boy (Todd). Another reason I think that Bud is empathetic is because he was nice to some random kid who stuck his tongue out at Bud. He understood that he probably would not have wanted to share his brown sugar. My last reason I think this is Bud was empathetic to Todd, a kid who almost killed him with pain. He understood that he probably would not have wanted to share his house and mother with a random kid.

i think buds mothers quote "when one door closes another one opens" i think this happens a lot in the book i know this because when bud got to the mission it was closed and then that was the door closing and then after that his "family" gave him more then he could ask for thats the door opening. and also when he was sad that he had to walk miles and miles and then lefty louis offered him a ride to grand rapids and that is the door closing and opening again now i have shown you some evidence that buds moms quote is true "when one door opens another one opens"

In the book: Bud not Buddy, I think that Bud is empathetic. My first piece of text evidence is when Bud goes to sit next to Jerry and cheer him up. Jerry was going to a foster home where three little girls live. Jerry feels bad about that, so Bud makes him feel like it’s good to have little girls with you because they will probably treat you like a special pet. My second piece of evidence is when Bud is empathetic for Todd. He said that he couldn’t blame Todd for lying; he would not have wanted a stranger in his house. Even though he was mad at Todd, he was still empathetic. My last piece of evidence is when Bud is empathetic towards his “Mother’s” son. The little boy stuck his tongue out at Bud. He told the reader that he would not have wanted to share his family or brown sugar with a complete stranger. For all these reasons, I think that Bud shows sign of empathy.

This is very well thought out argument. I like that you took the two pieces of evidence of him thinking about the two other kids who were being mean to him, but he felt empathy for them.

My thesis statement is that Bud thinks that it's ok to lie if it helps you to survive.  My first evidence is when Bud got taken away by Lefty Lewis and He gave him a lie to go  to his father.The lie was he said he lived in grand rapids when he actually lived in Flint. He was trying to go to grand rapids so he thought he would feel sorry because his father is in Grand Rapids and he is here alone so he would give him a ride there. This is one of my reason why it is sometimes a good thing to lie.  My second reason is when Bud was in a fight with someone before he even thought that Herman E. Calloway is his father,a boy in the orphanage said my mom just put me by mistake.  She is going to be here any minute now. I bet none of you have seen your father. Bud said you owe me something because Herman E. Calloway is my father. This sprouted the thought in Buds head the Herman E. Calloway might be his father. This is another reason why it is sometimes good to lie.theses are my reasons why my thesis statement is Bud thinks it is ok to lie if it helps you survive

Bud thinks it's okay to lie when you are trying to survive. I know this because when Bud was at the mission to get food, he met a family and the dad thought Bud was his kid. Bud lied and said he was their kid to stay with them and have some food. Also Bud has a book of lies that said "If you lie make sure it's easy and simple". Lastly another lie in his rule book was "Give adults something they think you need to hurt you".

Bud is a respectful kid even though he sleeps with a switchblade and is on the lam. My evidence for that is,1.when bud thought that Lewis was a vampire he might of tried to drive away but he stopped and he let Lewis in the car. 2. When bugs was sitting on top of bud bud almost stabbed him but when he heard bugs voice bud stopped. 3. When bud was in the car with Lewis bud kept the switchblade open but didn't stab him.

Evidence to support Bud’s claim that lying is ok if to survive: If someone is shaking you and a lot of people are around you, it’s better to pretend you’re still asleep. (Rules and Things #29, I think). He went to a place where people are waiting for food, they pretended he was family so they could eat. He was trying to walk from Flint to Grand Rapids, someone in a car came and saw him and asked where he was from. He said he was from Grand Rapids so the guy would take him back.

I think Bud is a very empathetic kid in the book Bud Not Buddy. My first reason I think Bud is empathetic is when he was at the orphanage and Jerry just herd that he is going to a faster home with 3 girls and Bud is going to a faster home a 12 year old boy, Bud said to Jerry '' don't worry they will treat you like a cute animal'' but Bud was the one that was going to get beat up. Another reason I think Bud is empathetic is when he was at the Amoses house Todd was beating Bud up but Bud was saying he bet he would not to like a stranger in my house. My final reason I think Bud is empathetic is when he had his pretend momy she gave him brown sugar to Bud but when the pretend family left the kid stoked out his tung but Bud thought if some one share my brown I would not happy.

I think that Bud is an empathetic kid because he comforted Jerry because he was sad about going to another temporary care home. Another reason why Bud is an empathetic kid is because he said that he couldn't really blame the son of the parents that pretended to be his parents for sticking his tongue out at him because he wouldn't really want to share his brown sugar with some weird kid. Another reason why Bud is an empathetic kid is because he said that couldn't really blame Todd for beating him up and not wanting him in his house because he wouldn't want a weird kid in his house.

I agree with you. If I had picked that thesis statement I would have used those examples because I think those are great examples of Bud's empathy.

The thesis statement that I believe is true is that Bud has open doors in his life that help his journey to find his father. I say this because in the text, when he was in Hooverville, Bud didn’t get on the train, so that made him turn back to Flint, to the library where he got more information on how to get to Grand Rapids. He wouldn’t have gone to Grand Rapids if he had gotten on the train. Another door that is open to Bud to help him find his father is the lady at the front desk of the library in Flint. In the text it says that she told Bud how long it would take for him to get to Grand Rapids, since he didn’t get on the train at Hooverville. My last evidence that Bud has open doors to help him find his father, is meeting Lefty Lewis. He brings Bud in, feeds him and gets him to Grand Rapids. It turns out very lucky for Bud because Lefty knows his father, and gives him information about his father. It turns out all of Grand Rapids knows his father, as Herman E. Calloway.

My thesis statement is that bud is a good kid and is empathetic to others. My first piece of evidence is that when they were at the orphanage and Bud and Jerry were going to another temporary house, Jerry was upset because he was going to a house with three little girls and bud was trying to cheer him up, by saying, well its ok. They’re going to be nice to you because you’re old. I’m going to be getting beat up. My second piece of evidence is that when he was at the Amuses house Tod, the older one, was beating him up and Amuses came in and thought Bud was hurting him. He had to go to Tod’s room and say sorry. He had to sleep in the shed and when he broke out he wet Tod’s bed, so anyone else that was there was never going to have to sleep in the shed. My third piece of evidence was at the mission. He was late and another family helped him get food. The family had some brown sugar and shared with him. When they left the kids were sticking their tongues at him and he said well I wouldn’t want to be sharing my brown sugar with a stranger and a puny little kid.

Bud thinks its ok to lie when you have to survive. I know this because Bud lied to the Amos’s and said that he didn’t want to go back to the orphanage, but really he did but he knew the Amos’s did not want him to get what he wants. Another reason is that Bud lied to the man that took him home and said “ I know my father and his name is H.E Calloway”. Bud said this because he thinks that he is his father and wants to know more about him. One more reason is that Bud lied and said he was part of some other family that he din’t know so he could eat breakfast at the food line.

The thesis statement I picked was Bud is a good kid that is empathetic to others. I know this because in the text Bud had empathy for Jerry when he was crying because he was going to a foster home with three little girls. This shows me that Bud is empathetic. Another reason I think this is because when Bud went to the mission to get food and his fake brother and his fake sister stuck there tongue at him, he felt empathetic and said " I know how they feel, I wouldn't want to share my brown sugar either. This shows me that Bud has empathy. The last reason I think this is because Bud had empathy when Todd lied, he said " wow he's a good liar". This also shows me that Bud is empathetic.

nice. good job. :)

I think a thesis statement that i like is that bud thinks its okay to lie when you are trying to survive early in the text bud made a book about lies and evrey time he see`s someone do one of his little lie rules he says it. Later in the text bud lied to lefty lewis and said that he came from grand rapaids all the way to filnt and he was running from home in grand rapaids when he was really running from filnt.

My thesis statement is that Bud is a good kid and he is empathetic to others. Three examples below show this. 1) Bud's pretend brother sticks out his tongue and Bud didn't blame hime because if he was in the boy's situation he wouldn't like to share his brown sugar with a stranger either. 2) Bud felt bad for Todd because Bud wouldn't want a stranger living in his house and ruining his perfect family. 3) Bud thought being six is a tough age because things don't stick on as they used to (referring to teeth falling out) and Jerry is six, so he's thinking about what it must be like to be Jerry's age.

My thesis statement: Bud is a respectful kid even though he sleeps with a switchblade and is on the lam. When Bud was at the Amos’ house, the Amoses treated him wrong he did not use his fists he was respectful. Also, when lefty lewis came to get him, Bud was respectful to him and came out of the bushes. Lastly, when the mean instructor at the orphanage said mean things, Bud was respectful by saying yes m’am, no m’am. This shows that Bud is respectful.

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Bud, Not Buddy

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• Full Title: Bud, Not Buddy
• When Written: 1998
• Where Written: Flint, Michigan
• When Published: 1999
• Literary Period: Contemporary
• Genre: Young Adult Fiction
• Setting: Flint, Michigan
• Climax: Herman C. Calloway realizes that Bud’s mother is his late daughter, and Bud is his grandson.
• Antagonist: The Amoses
• Point of View: First Person

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Character Inspirations. Lucky Lewis and Herman C. Calloway in Bud, Not Buddy are based on Curtis’s two grandfathers. Curtis has stated that he wished he talked to them and listened to their stories more when they were alive.

Top Three. Curtis has stated that his three favorite writers are Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, and Toni Morrison. His favorite of the three changes depending on what day he’s asked and the mood he’s in.

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Bud’s mother passed away when he was six and is not present in the actual events of Bud, Not Buddy . Despite her absence, she has a strong influence on Bud. Brainstorm a list of character traits for Angela Janet Caldwell. What passages in the story lead you to characterize her with those traits? Also, discuss 2-3 ways her words and actions influence Bud in his behavior and decisions.

Though Herman E. Calloway’s band is not a traditional family, Bud’s quest for a family environment is fulfilled when he arrives in Grand Rapids and meets the members. Discuss 3-4 specific ways based on book details in which the band members serve as Bud’s new family. What needs do they fulfill, and how do the individual members’ personalities play a role in making Bud feel at home?

Bud, Not Buddy does not have a “villain,” but readers can find antagonistic forces throughout the book. List 5 characters, situations, or obstacles that serve as forces working against Bud and discuss the ways in which he struggles to overcome them.

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What does Bud learn over the course of the novel?

The novel's events unfold over a relatively short period of time, but it's an important time for Bud, who grows up significantly. He observes how Lefty's family interacts with each other and how the band does the same; it is okay to laugh and joke with those you love. He learns to let go of some of his repressed emotion and to give vent to his tears. He learns to be patient with Herman and to try and deal with his conflicted thoughts about Herman being his father, and then the knowledge that he is actually his grandfather. He experiences the value of family even if it's not the one he expected. And finally, he learns that he doesn't have to have his mementos on him at all times to remember his mother, because she is in his heart. Overall, he realizes that he has a new family, and even though it wasn't quite what he expected, he now knows love and security.

Why does Curtis tell the story using first-person perspective?

Bud's quest to find his family could certainly have been told by a third-person narrator but the novel would have had far less immediacy. Bud's voice is quirky and humorous; his perceptions of the world are truly those of a smart and spunky child. Readers feel his fear, hope, delight, and frustration quite intimately. Children recognize a friend, and adults can remember vestiges of what it felt like to be a child. Curtis also chose first-person perspective in order to portray the darker, more adult theme of racism in a way that softens the impact on young children, for Bud cannot fully process exactly what is happening or being said around him, and thus young readers cannot either. Adults can read through what Bud sees and hears, making the novel successful on multiple levels.

What is the significance of the historical context?

Setting the novel in the Depression allows Curtis to reveal the difficult truths about Depression-era America, which was rife with poverty and homelessness and despair. It also allows him to address, however subtly, the nature of racism in pre-Civil Rights era America. Bud's experiences and the people whom he meets allow readers to glean how the Depression was bad for everyone, but doubly bad for African Americans because they also had to contend with rampant racism, discrimination, and violence.

What is the significance of Bud's suitcase?

Bud's suitcase is a symbol of travel and itinerancy, but what is inside represents more. First, the items are all he has in his rootless, homeless existence. They are what he takes with him when he moves from place to place, representing the sole material goods he has to his name. Second, they represent memories. The picture of his mother reminds him of her and their short time together. Third, they represent hope in that the rocks and the fliers suggest to Bud that his story hasn't been fully told yet, and that he is going to find his father and have a family again. By the end of the novel, the items are still important to Bud but he has found a real family that means much more than them.

Why does Bud maintain he cannot cry anymore, then actually does so at the restaurant?

Bud does not think he can cry anymore because he has cried so many times in his life and simply cannot do it anymore. This indicates that he has hardened himself to the vicissitudes of his life and has come to see not crying as a survival technique along with the rest of his "rules." He contrasts himself with other "normal" kids and prides himself on not bursting into tears when something troublesome happens. However, what Bud is really doing is repressing all of his fears and sorrows and hurt, and when he gets among people who treat him kindly and respectfully and he feels like just maybe he's at the end of the journey, the tears finally leak out.

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