The Watsons Go To Birmingham Analysis

Words: 423
Pages: 2
Open Document
“Making Sarah Cry” and “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” both have the same theme. The theme that they both share is being different because in both stories the main character(s) are unlike the rest of the people. In “Making Sarah Cry” it is used since Sarah is unlike the boys. But in “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” it is used because the Watsons are a different skin color. But they both show the theme in a different way. In “Making Sarah Cry, Sarah keeps a great attitude and stays positive. In “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” the character(s) stay positive even though they are being discriminated thanks to their skin color

Being different is the theme in “Making Sarah Cry” because she was unlike the rest of the kids in her class. “Sarah was unlike the rest; she was slow and not as smart”. That …show more content…
“The waitress stares at them in shock”. This shows being different for the reason that they are a different skin color and they won’t serve them. “Mr.Robert, can we sit closer? No, Kenny. Only white folks can sit down there”. This line shows being different because the Watsons don’t have the same rights as whites because they are a different skin color.

Even though both passages share the theme of being different, they use it in a different way because of the attitude of the character. In “Making Sarah Cry” Sarah keeps a great attitude and stays positive. In “The Watsons go to Birmingham’’ the character(s) stay positive even though they are being discriminated thanks to their skin color.

The common theme is being different in both passages. But they both show it differently because of the character(s) attitude. Sarah stays positive and the Watsons stay positive even though they are being treated unfairly. “The Watsons go to Birmingham” uses the theme of being different in a more convincing way because the family is colored and colored people got treated
Show More

Related Documents: The Watsons Go To Birmingham Analysis

Watsons Go To Birmingham Analysis

The following things are from the novel “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” .I feel Kenny treats others nicer than Byron. Some reasons are, in chapter 3, when he first meets Rufus he shares his lunch with him. Eventually Kenny’s mom packs extra lunch for Rufus and his little brother. Kenny also does not treat people different because: on page 43, when Larry makes fun of Rufus and his brother, Kenny laughed with everyone else on the bus except Rufus and his brother. A true friend would have stood up.…

Words 319 - Pages 2

The Watsons Go To Birmingham Analysis

In the story, "The Watsons go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenny and Bryon are brothers and at their school, Bryon is considered a god, meanwhile, Kenny is just your average kid. Although Byron is a god, Kenny DOES treat people better than Bryon. First and foremost, I know that Kenny treats people better is when Rufus and Kenny had an argument, Kenny felt bad about it and tried to make it up to him, but if it was Bryon who was in an argument with someone, (perhaps buphead),…

Words 389 - Pages 2

The Watsons Go To Birmingham Analysis

In the critic's opinion of The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963, it is said that the book was “The worst book I have ever read”. That the kids are malicious and ill-mannered to their parents and/or heads of authority. The critic further stated that there was no anti-bullying efforts because a boy was thrown repeatedly against chain fence, and other kids were hit several times with no intervention. It was also said that it showed older brother-little brother abuse by saying “He would hunt them down and…

Words 495 - Pages 2

Character Analysis: The Watsons Go To Birmingham

this would have to be The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Two of the main characters are, Two brothers Kenny and Byron (by-rin), these two brothers are both dynamic characters, but the most dynamic I feel, is Byron. Throughout the story Byron goes through emotional, physical and mental changes, which all change the verdict of the story for the better and create a phenomenal background for the plot. One of the emotional changes Byron goes through, is when the trip to Birmingham just starts, and Byron…

Words 487 - Pages 2

The Watsons Go To Birmingham Character Analysis

“People change over time”. This statement is a big part of the characters in The Watsons Go to Birmingham. The story is filled with character changes,From emotionally to spiritually . A few examples are Byron, Kenny, And The Family all together.So lets ‘change’ the subject. So let’s start off with Byron, Byron is the most changed character in this story. He started off as a budding delinquent. The typical 50s greaser, a real tough guy. He even had his own greaser nickname ‘Daddy cool’. He wouldn’t…

Words 597 - Pages 3

Watsons Go To Birmingham Character Analysis

Transformation Many people assume that in situations you need to cope with society in a mature way. This is seen in Christopher Curtis’s historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963, when The Watsons go to Grandma Sans. The dynamic characters in the novel, Byron, transforms after arriving in Birmingham. Byron Watsons’ transformation is so important because in situations you need to cope in a mature way. When Byron heard that someone had bombed the church that joey was in,”And he was…

Words 253 - Pages 2

Watsons Go To Birmingham Chapter 14 Analysis

In chapter 14 of the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Byron says, “Kenny, things ain’t ever going to be fair…. But you just gotta understand that that’s the way it is and keep on steppin’.” (pg. 136) By this, I think that Byron means that there will always be death, evil and social injustice. Sometimes good people die and there are many things in life that are not fair. We cannot control the evil in the world. Plus, we will never completely eliminate prejudice. However…

Words 233 - Pages 1

Watsons Go To Birmingham By Christopher Paul Curtis: Character Analysis

than help them achieve their goals. This was the kind of brother that Byron Watson was to his little brother Kenny, and his younger sister Joetta. He was a disobedient thirteen year old young boy who antagonized many other children who were much younger. The constant bullying, coarseness towards his parents, and setting many fires inside of the upstairs bathroom proves this even further. In the novel the Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis,a young teenager Byron, was forced to move in…

Words 592 - Pages 3

Character Analysis Of Kenny In The Watsons Go To Birmingham By Christopher Paul Curtis

In the novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenny wonders why his brother Byron is so mean to people. Does Kenny treat others better than Byron does? Believe it or not, Kenny actually does treat others better. In chapter one, Kenny well knows Byron and Buphead treated him like a ragdoll one night. Both Byron and Buphead taught him how to “survive a blizzard” by pushing him around and practically covering him in snow from head to toe. The day after Byron…

Words 446 - Pages 2

Literary Analysis: Entering The Darkness

Makayela S. Dunlap Professor Lee, Kristine 16 October 2014 Entering the Darkness to find the light For my literary analysis I chose to do the man in the black suite. My reasoning for choosing this text is because I related so much to this reading and I will be able to broadly express my thoughts because reading this help me put myself in between the shoes of the author almost. So to get my ideas across I will use a method by breaking my discussion into five sections to keep things organize to give…

Words 1714 - Pages 7