Similarities Between Bud And Rudyard Kipling

Bud from the novel Bud, Not Buddy and Rudyard Kipling the author of the poem “If” both have similar rules to live by.

Bud and Rudyard Kipling have rules dealing with lies. In “If” Rudyard Kipling wants his son to not deal with lies. In the poem “If” stanza 1 line 6 it says,”Or being lied about don’t deal in lies.” In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud tells lies to keep himself from getting caught. In Bud, Not Buddy, page 11 it says,“If you got to tell a lie, make sure it’s simple and easy to remember.” This shows that Rudyard Kipling’s rule means not to deal with lies unlike Bud, his rule means that when you got to lie make it easy to remember. In conclusion, Rudyard Kipling the author of the poem “If” and Bud the main character from the novel

both have rules to live by but have different meanings.
Bud and Rudyard Kipling have rules dealing with hating in different ways. In “If” Rudyard Kipling wants his son to not hate people or be involved in situations with hate. In the poem “If” stanza 1 line 7 it says,”Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,” In Bud, Not Buddy Bud doesn’t say bad things about people he doesn't know. In Bud, Not Buddy page 157 it says,”Never, ever say something bad about someone you don't know -especially when you're around a bunch of strangers. You never can tell who might be kin to that person or who might be a lip-flapping, big-mouth spy.” This shows that Rudyard Kipling’s rule means to not hate people or worry about people hating you and Bud’s rule means to not hate people you don’t know especially when you are around a bunch of strangers.