In the novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963, we learn about a weird family from Flint, Michigan. Byron is the older brother, who was not a good person when we meet him, but by the end of the book he changes becomes a better person. The story starts in their home in Michigan, but follows them on their trip to Alabama to visit their grandma. The Watson family has 2 sons and 1 daughter, Joetta. Kenny and Byron are the 2 brothers who sometimes get along and sometimes argue about the littlest things. At the beginning of the book, we see that Byron is not a good person right off the bat. He would disobey his parents and not listen to them. For example, the time his mom told him not to use matches. He still went ahead and did it anyway.