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Can bud survive in the 21st century? "Whoop Zoop Sloop!" We are in the great depression. Bud, Not Buddy is a book written by Christopher Paul Curtis. Bud, Not Buddy is about a 10-year-old boy living in three foster homes. He goes all over Michigan to find his dad. Bud, Not Buddy would be different if written in modern time, Bud would've been caught if he ran away from the Amoses, also Bud would've had better education, the great depression wouldn’t be going on, and the band would go to jail for keeping a run-away child. To begin with, In chapter 3 Bud ran away from the Amoses Bud would've got caught if he ran from the Amoses. In modern time, we would have a lot more security and police. Bud would probably get caught, because there are amber alerts now. People outside would probably ask him where his parents are. Usually, people call 911 when someone runs away, but then they didn’t have phones. …show more content…

In the 1930's kids weren't forced to go to school. Most black kids didn’t have the same rights as white kids. If it was written in the 21st century they would they would have technology, and he would have been able to look up the distance from where he was and where he was going. In chapter 5, Bud went to the library to look up the distance from where he was and to where he was going. If the book was written now Bud would be forced to go to

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