No Mother, No Father, Not Buddy Analysis

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No Mother, No, Father, Who Do I Turn to Now? In the book Bud, Not Buddy is a colored 10-year-old boy who has no mother or family to count on. He had gone through many situations. He traveled from Flint, Michigan to Grand rapids, Michigan .To find his father. He felt like he had finally found love again, and finally felt like he belonged for once. Bud, Not Buddy would have been different if the cops would of not burned down Hooverville because he would of still been living in the cardboard jungle (Hooverville), he would of fallen in love with Deza Malone and, started a family. And he could of tried to get on the train and been arrested by the police. For starters, the book Bud, Not Buddy would have different if bud would of

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