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Bud Not Buddy Sparknotes

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A boy is trying to find his father, but what he finds surprises him a lot . “Bud, Not Buddy “ is a novel by Christopher Paul Curtis about an orphan going on a journey to find his dad at age ten. In the novel, Bud has been transformed by being more trusting and letting his emotions show more with other people around him.
Bud has shown more emotions towards the end of the book unlike the beginning of the book. In the novel”Bud , Not Buddy” it states “I was smiling and laughing and busting out guts so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open …woop,zoop,sloop tears started jumping out.” Bud has always been reserved about his emotions and him showing his emotions is a transformation that he even feels that he belonged …show more content…

Bud has been transformed by not lying anymore like he was in the beginning of the book and trusting people more.
In “Bud, Not Buddy” it mentions “Once you get something in your belly you've got to be straight with me.” Bud knew what he was getting himself into and he accepted to tell the truth when he always lied but he decided to tell the truth when he always lied but he decided to tell the truth. Another quote in “Bud, Not Buddy” is “I was six years olds when it happened sir. I don't know why, she was too sick to got to work for six days in a row.”Bud opened up more about how his mother died, since he usually tells people “My mom died when I was young” he never told more information of her and him saying that shows a lot.
Bud always used to lie to everyone around him and always follows his rules “Bud,Not Buddy Rules and Things to have a better life” but by the end of the book he really didn't need them since he trusted them enough to tell them the truth and him to undergo all of that it shows how much he has transformed to a better

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