Transcript Bud, Not Buddy

Bud,
Not Buddy
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Book by:
Christopher
Paul Curtis
Powerpoint by:
Marshall Testa
My review of the book
Bud, Not Buddy is a really good
book, on the subject of the great
depression. It is about a boy named Bud
looking for someone who loves him. It is
full of intense, funny, and emotional
moments sure to leave you on the edge
of your seat. I really do recommend this
book, as it is very educational and fun
novel. You will all love Bud, Not Buddy!
About Bud
Bud is an Orphan stuck in the middle of the Great Depression.
Even in such a situation, he does have a lot going for him. He is the
author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life
and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself, he has a personal suitcase
full of special things, and one pretty good idea about his father,
Herman E. Calloway and his band, the Dusky Devastators of the
Depression!!!!!! Bud is a skinny kid, but don’t be mistaken, he can put
up a fight! What he lacks in education, or size, he easily makes up for
in his street smarts! Bud is also very polite, a little bit paranoid, and a
great friend.
About Herman E. Calloway
Herman E. Calloway is an old, fat
grump. Upon meeting Bud, he is very angry
about someone claiming to be his son. He
always pushes Bud to work, but it doesn’t
do the job very well… Even though he
seems very strict, he is a soft man on the
inside, and is very capable of love. He also
is the leader of his band, The Dusky
Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! (Or the
Knubian Knights, I have no idea what their
name is anymore.)
About Lefty
Lewis
Lefty Lewis is a labor organizer in the depression,
among other things. He is also a loving grandfather, and
is very funny as well. He first met Bud on the side of the
road, in Ossowa, Michigan, at 2:30 in the morning. He
not only helped Bud, but gave him food, and also put
up with Bud’s theory about him being a vampire. Lefty
Lewis is black, just like Bud, and Bud first saw him as a
“cop”.
About Bugs
Bugs is the friend, and
“brother” of Bud Caldwell. He
got his name from the time
there was a bug in his ear,
talking to him. He looks up to
Bud, and regards him as a hero.
Though he tried to bring Bud
with him on the train, he didn’t
succeed, though they did
become “brothers”.
Settings that played
key roles
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The Great Depression- Because this story took place in the Great Depression, many
people were pressed for money, including Bud himself. Without the Great Depression,
Bud most likely would have never started his adventures, and nothing would have
happened.
Some other settings:
Home: Bud was brought to the Amos’s.
Amos’s home: It caused Bud to leave out of dislike.
Hooverville: Bud lost Bugs and went to the mission.
Library: Bud got directions to Grand Rapids.
The side of the road, in Ossowa, Michigan at 2:30 in the morning: Bud met Lefty Lewis
and was brought to Herman.
Log Cabin: Bud met the band and was reunited with his “father”.
Grand Calloway Station: Bud found out who Herman really was, and finally found a
home.
The plot- Part 1
Bud is a poor boy in the depression. After being sent away
from the home, he is put with the Amos’s, a black family who
HATES him. He leaves their place, after getting his revenge on
Todd and hiding their shotgun. He then goes to the Mission, where
a family takes him in under the name Clarence. He then leaves the
Mission, in search of Miss Hill. She’s not at the library, so he goes to
sleep. Bugs wakes him up, and they go to Hooverville. There, Bud
meets Deza Malone, a girl who doesn’t know the whereabouts of her
father. She kisses Bud, who then epically fails at jumping the train.
Bugs made it, however. Back to the Mission! After eating, Bud goes
back to the library. He sets out to Grand Rapids with a grilled cheese
sandwich.
While walking through Ossowo, Michigan, a car stops and the man
inside, Lefty Lewis, stops Bud. Bud thinks that he is a vampire, due
to the blood in his car. After driving about 10 feet, the car stops and
Lefty Lewis agrees to bring Bud to Grand Rapids after feeding him.
They go to Lefty’s daughter’s house, and then set out for Grand
Rapids. On the way, they are stopped by the police, who are looking
for labor organizers. (Hint: Lefty Lewis is one.) They then arrive at
the Log Cabin, where Herman and the band are. Bud is on his way.
The plot- Part 2
Bud walks up to Herman and the band, and
Herman isn’t too happy about someone claiming to be his
son. The rest of the band accepts him, and he earns a trip to
the Sweet Pea, the nicest restaurant in all of Grand Rapids.
There, he meets Miss Thomas, the band’s female vocalist who
treats him like a son. He starts to travel with the band, and
finds himself in Grand Calloway station. There he is forced to
sleep in a dead girl’s room. Herman keeps on pushing Bud
like a doge. However, Bud enjoys the work, as he has just been
awarded with a recorder and his new name, Sleepy LaBone.
He then experienced the band playing, and loved it. After
that, he goes on a trip with the band, and sees Herman E.
Calloway writing on a rock. Bud has very similar ones, so he
shows them to Herman, and they are 25 years old. After a
bunch of questioning towards Bud, they figure out that Bud is
Herman’s grandson. Herman finds out that his daughter is
dead, and cries for hours on end. Also, the room Bud was
sleeping in is his mother’s. Bud gets practicing on his new sax,
and strives to catch up to the rest of the band.
Conflicts in the story
One external conflict in the book is the train leaving
without Bud. This was a big problem because he needed to get west
to Herman E. Calloway, but the train didn’t have mercy. This
problem was solved by going back to the library. Bud got directions
to Grand Rapids at the library, so the problem was ultimately solved.
One internal conflict in Bud, Not Buddy is
Herman being Bud’s father. Bud is faced with the realization
that his father is a old, fat jerk. This is resolved when he finds
out that Herman is actually his grandfather. He than was very
relieved, as his father wasn’t so mean.
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