Bud, Not Buddy Analysis

Can you imagine life in the 1930s? In Flint, Michigan, most of the people in the community are poor and struggling to eat. The book is set during the Great Depression, a time when it was common to...

This is Bud's story, so he's the best one to tell it. We know that this book is in the first person because Bud says "I" a lot, and we don't get to know what anyone else is thinking or doing aside...

Since Bud is ten years old, and the story only takes up a few weeks of Bud's life, we can guess that this book is for young people. We can also tell that this is a book for young people because the...

Youthful: Bud-Not-Buddy the KidThere is no denying that Bud is young, even though he does a pretty good job looking out for himself. His tone is often one of child-like wonder and awe, especially w...

DigressiveActually, it isn't so unusual that Bud digresses when he tells his story. He is ten, after all, and children often have their own way of telling things. What do we mean by a digression? T...

We don't have much guessing to do with this one. Curtis gives us a great explanation in the book, when Bud is remembering how his mother once said, "Bud is your name and don't you ever let anyone c...

At the very end of Bud, Not Buddy,our favorite traveling boy has settled into his new home and has started practicing on his new saxophone. He feels pretty good about his future as a musician. When...

Lace up your day hikers, Shmoopsters, 'cause Bud, Not Buddy is a walk in the park. It's easy to read and easy to follow, though it does have a more complicated narrative set-up than some other youn...

Pencils, Hornets, and Pee, Oh, My!Bud is at the Home, getting sprung again, and winds up with a foster family that has been around the block with orphans. The Amoses are getting paid to take care...

Christopher Paul Curtis based the characters in his story on his awesome grandfathers, Herman E. Curtis and Earl "Lefty" Lewis. Earl was called Lefty not because he was a gangster, like Bud th...

This is for 3rd graders, folks. Come on.

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