Byron has not been taught the true responsibilities and rules of his life, so he needs to make a better person out of himself with grandma sands. “There are some things that Byron has to learn and he's not learning them in Flint.” (Curtis 122) Byron's father wants him to learn how to some things outside of Clark Elementary. Byron demonstrates many actions that don't apply to the house rules, with makes him leave to go to Birmingham to learn how to be kind and listen to others.
Byron Watson, from The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis proves that he is uncooperative, which lead him to being pushed to go to Alabama. Byron is a mean and selfish boy who shows no respect for one another, so he has to live in a segregated area. Being an older brother, an child, and a selfish person does not mix well, being that Byron Watson is thirteen years