"Bud, Not Buddy" is a historical fiction story of a ten year old boy named Bud Caldwell. He is an orphan during the Great Depression in 1936. After having a very bad experience with a foster family, Bud sets out to find his father Herman E. Calloway. He believes that this man is his father and he hikes 120 miles all of the way to Michigan to find out. Bud discovers that Mr. Calloway is his grandfather and not his father. It takes awhile for Mr. Calloway to come to grips with this incident that has happened, but he eventually bonds with his grandson.
Bud is the protagonist in this story and there are many different antagonist in the story. The first antagonist in the story is the family in the unsuitable foster home. They are cruel to Bud and make him sleep in a cold shed. Another family of antagonist in the story is the second foster family. This foster family tortures Bud for no reason and bullies him. The third antagonist in the story is Mr. Calloway because he is a very unhappy man and is selfish at first. He is convinced that Bud is lying to him about being his son and he thinks that Bud stole his rocks with his writing on them.
This story helps one realize that "when one door closes, another door opens." Similar to many foster children in America, Bud faces a lot of hurt and pain. He has faith in God that things will get better and he keeps moving on. He is hoping that things will turn out better somewhere else.
BIG Question: Why do you think Mr. Calloway needed some time to be more kind to Bud?
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