Changes In The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 By Christopher Paul Curtis

Trauma could make a massive impact on human behavior. In The Watsons go to Birmingham- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, The main character: Kenny has been through many traumatic experiences. These events have changed Kenny's behavior drastically. Kenny learns how these t events interfere with his mental and physical health. Kenny and his brother Byron didn’t have the best relationship. After their family goes to Birmingham that relationship becomes closer and they become very good friends and brothers. In this book, Kenny goes through many traumatic events that might change his mental health excessively. He went through the traumatic and chaotic church bombing and he also went through a very near-death experience with drowning. After everything

Byron and buphead asked Kenny to play a “game” with them. It turns out they just wanted Kenny to make a fool out of himself and bully him. He wasn’t upset or embarrassed because Byron has done this enough times and Kenny doesn’t care. Kenny’s behavior and decisions changed due to the trauma and bullying he suffered throughout the beginning, middle, and end. Kenny experiences a lot of bullying at school and from his brother Byron at home, Kenny doesn’t understand his brother and is confused and disappointed in him due to his behavior. However, when Larry Dunn took one of Kenny's gloves He didn’t think much of it until he told byron. When Kenny saw Byron beating up and bullying Larry Dunn he instantly regretted telling Byron and was startled at the fact that his brother hurt someone that badly. “ I wished I hadn’t told Byron about what happened, I wished I just could have gone the rest of the year with one glove” [62]. He instantly felt wrong and had empathy for Larry Dunn. Kenny was upset with Byron because he went too far with Larry Dunn. Kenny felt wrong and felt so much regret telling Byron about the

During 2020 everyone experienced a change in their daily routine. Students had to adjust to online learning, adults had to work from home and no one was allowed to do anything outside of their home. These changes had an effect on people's mental health that can be seen now, three years after the pandemic. People are more aware of sick people around them and cautious about coughing and sneezing because they are scared of being judged or seen as unhealthy. Masks are not required anymore but some continue to wear masks because they fear catching and spreading germs. Another effect the pandemic had on people can be seen in the way they socialize. Some people are still afraid of giving hugs, traveling to see family, and going to crowd places like the mall. These behaviors are examples of the effect of trauma people experienced during the