en-year-old Kenny Watson is the middle child of an African-American family of five whom he affectionately refers to as the Weird Watsons—who live in Flint, Michigan, in the 1960s. He is very bright, but has a lazy eye that makes him the target of bullying, though he notes that things could be worse, if not for his thirteen-year-old brother Byron. Sometimes Byron leads the bullying, but other times he subtly defends Kenny instead. Kenny doesn’t have a real friend, though, until the day that Rufus and Cody Fry move to town, from Arkansas. Rufus and Cody have a southern accent and an obvious lack of money that make them the new butt of everyone’s teasing. At first, Kenny is just relieved that the attention is no longer on him, and hesitates to associate with the boys, but soon he is sharing his lunches, his gloves, and his time with Rufus, and Rufus responds by becoming the first real friend Kenny has ever had.When the three siblings head out to go swimming, and Grandma Sands warns them to …show more content…
The author may have used sources from newspapers from that era. Stories told by people in that time who had made journeys from the north to the south, and stories found in newspapers about both michigan and alabama in that time period. The author also may have been using sources from elders that had experienced such in the times of the book taking place.
IV. Personally my perception hasn’t changed a lot. But it does give insight into the world in that era. It shows not only major aspects of society like racism but also shows minor things like the way people talked and acted in that time. It also documents a true bombing that took place in alabama in the time the book is set in.
V. The author hasn’t shown many or any bias that I have noted. However I do believe that another perspective of the world would allow better insight when reading the book. Possibly a remake but from his mothers perspective would be very very interesting. Or any other family member for that