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" Whoop, Zoop, Sloop," Imagine being shy, not brave, and having to fight to find your family. In the book Bud, Not Buddy, Bud was an orphan that had a true passion to find his family. He lost his mother at 6 years old and never really met his father. He really wants to meet and find his true loving family. He meets some hardships along his mysterious journey. It's a good thing he was brave and adventurous. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if Bud was shy, and not adventurous because he wouldn't have been as determined to find his father, travel so far on foot, and persistent to escape his mean foster family the Amos's and fight back. To begin with, Bud wouldn’t have been as determined to find his father. In Chapter 8, he meets up with Bugs and they discussed about riding the rails together and they also travel to Hooverville. If Bud was shy, he wouldn't even have considered riding the rails with Bugs or even traveling as far as he did. He may have considered finding his father by asking an adult for help, which could have led to him getting caught …show more content…
In Chapters 3 and 4, It explains how Bud was put and locked up harshly in the shed. Scared and alone any little boy would at least have a sudden fright or just give up in general. He fought back while a whole troop of hornets were after him and still managed to make a sneaky escape. In Chapter 4, he gets his revenge on the Amos's for their wrong doings and bad treatment towards him. He makes Todd pee in his bed. Any shy gentle boy would be scared out of his mind of what he would do if he ever caught him. Once Bud got his revenge he traveled and scurried away from the Amos's. He knew enough was enough and no one should be treated the way he was. He took a brave action not caring what would happen next. To conclude, If Bud wasn't brave he wouldn't have been able to escape the Amos's which would of never lead for him off on his

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