Bud Not Buddy Literary Analysis

Life gives many chances to make choices. We can make choices to thrive or survive. Bud used his rules to help him thrive. Even though he has no mother and he is not treated well in homes, he still stands strong. During many parts in “Bud not Buddy” these 3 rules helped Bud thrive.
In Chapter 2, Bud shares one of his rules “If you got to tell a lie make it simple and easy to remember.” Bud realizes that Todd thought of the same thing because Bud would have perform the same actions of Todd being in his position. Bud thinks of these things all the time and he tries to remember them so he doesn’t make the same mistake again. This rule has helped Bud in many other chapters to thrive.
Bud’s lies would sometimes put him on a thin line and at other

times he just doesn’t know what to do. That’s when he came across his second rule “When adults tell you to listen carefully and talks to you in a calm voice do not listen run as fast as you can because something terrible is just around the corner.” Following that rule helped Bud to walk away many times when given a sign of trouble. This rule has helped Bud to thrive.
Bud has gone through a lot in his life. The tragic event of all was his mom’s death. Another tragic moment was being mistreated and rejected by Herman E. Calloway. Although that happens Bud still stands broad and strong. That followed up to his last rule “The Older you get the worst something has to be to make you cry.” When Herman discovered that his daughter (Bud’s Mother) was dead, Bud still comforted him. Bud could’ve been fixed minded and left Herman like that after knowing he was mistreated. With this rule Bud understood Herman’s feelings and he thrived.
Bud Cadwell has taught us a lot about his rules. Which helped us to learn and understand that thriving is not just about being able to get away with things but being able to stand up strong and have courage knowing what you hahve been through. Although many times adversity has stood in Bud’s way, he followed his 3 rules : Make your lies easy to remember, Run when adults tell you to listen because something terrible my happen and the Older you get the worst something has to be to make you cry. Even as a real life human being Bud would have thrived with these rules.