Who Is Bud Not Buddy Essay

Wham! That would be the last time I'll have a front door to close. In the book Bud, Not Buddy, Bud is a 10-year-old orphan that escaped his foster home and is "on the lam". With his intentions to catch a train, he travels to a Flint, Michigan Hooverville. There are multiple homeless families there that live in cardboard and cloth huts. Bud is determined to find Herman E. Calloway because Bud thinks he is his father. Herman is actually his grandfather and now he lives with him. Bud, Not Buddy would be different if less people were homeless because when Bud was at the mission there was a long line, Bud wouldn't have the nickname Sleepy LaBone, Bud would have proper shelter and a bed of his own, and he would have electronics for entertainment

In Chapter 6, Bud went to the mission to get breakfast and there were so many people they shut down the line. If less people were homeless, he might not have had to join a fake family. He also might have been able to have seconds if there were less people and there were leftovers. Also, less people would be eating there and they would be eating at a restaurant. To conclude, if less people were homeless, then they would have less people in line and more food to spare. Additionally, Bud would not have the nickname Sleepy LaBone. In Chapter 16, after Bud slept in really late and the band noticed how skinny he was, they nick-named him Sleepy LaBone. If Bud wasn't homeless, then he wouldn't have been so tired, because he would have been able to sleep at his house. He also wouldn't have been so skinny, because he would have had food at his house. If Bud had a home then he wouldn't have left Flint so he would never meet the band, who gave him his nickname. In conclusion, Bud wouldn't have his nickname if had a

In Chapter 15, Bud laid down on the bed and was amazed by how comfortable it was. If Bud had a bed at his house then he wouldn't have been so surprised at how comfortable it was. In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud says that sleeping between two sheets will put you right to sleep and if he had two sheets than he would have been used to it. Bud had stated that usually only rich white people slept with two sheets. Therefore, if Bud had a home and a bed, then he wouldn't be so surprised about the bed he sleeps in at the Grand Calloway Station. Lastly, Bud would most likely have a TV or a landline phone for entertainment. In Chapter 10, Bud is walking to Grand Rapids and has no thoughts or memories about any of his favorite TV shows or radio stories. If Bud had a telephone then he could have called a friend to talk to. He would also have stories and music to listen to on the radio. Everyone would be able to hear the news. His friends could come over to listen to the stories. If Bud wasn't homeless then he would have lots of