You Never Stop Growing Living in today's society people believe that the way you live your life is affecting how you grow up. This can be seen in the historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis when Kenny and Byron, who are some characters in the book, have been faced with situations that can happen while growing up. The author uses symbolism to convey the message that growing up is difficult. Curtis uses the character Kenny to symbolize coming of age. Kenny was the middle child, and was always trying to help even though Byron wasn’t the easiest person to help. One day at the church while in Birmingham, the was a bomb. Kenny went into help but his little sister Joey wasn’t in there. He then felt