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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 The Watsons Go To Birmingham You know how when you're a kid, some things that are real seem sort of imaginary (like death or war) and some things that are imaginary seem like they could be real (like monsters or magic) The process of growing up has a lot to do with figuring out what's real and what isn't. In many ways, The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963 is just as much Byron's as it is Kenny's, and both boys do some significant growing up in the book.The 1960s were a tumultuous time in America, but the Watsons seem mostly sheltered and safe in Flint. But by the end of their trip to Birmingham, both boys have gotten a healthy (or notsohealthy) dose of the real world firsthand. Death becomes a reality, and they both have to learn that life isn't all fun and games. Kenny has an especially hard time with this one, but Byron, having finally grown into the role of big brother, helps Kenny understand that they have to go on living even though bad things happen. Yup, that's basically what it means to be a grown up. You know how when you're a kid, some things that are real seem sort of imaginary (like death or war) and some things that are imaginary seem like they could be real (like monsters or magic)? The process of growing up has a lot to do with figuring out what's real and what isn't. In many ways, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 is just as much Byron's as it is Kenny's, and both boys do some significant growing up in the book.The 1960s were a tumultuous time in America, but the Watsons seem mostly sheltered and safe in Flint. But by the end of their trip to Birmingham, both boys have gotten a healthy (or not-so-healthy) dose of the real world first-hand. Death becomes a reality, and they both have to learn that life isn't all fun and games. Kenny has an especially hard time with this one, but Byron, having finally grown into the role of big brother, helps Kenny understand that they have to go on living even though bad things happen. Yup, that's basically what it means to be a grown up. The Watsons are a loving, funny family who live in Flint, Michigan in the early 1960's. When the oldest brother, Byron, continues down the path to trouble, his parents decide to take him to stay with his strict grandmother in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire family goes on the long car trip, and while they are in Birmingham, a church is bombed, killing several children. Kenny, the middle child, is traumatized by what he sees, and takes a while to recover, with the help of his big brother, Byron. Kenny and his family live in Flint, Michigan in the 1960's. They are a close-knit family with plenty of humor and plenty of firm parenting. Kenny's big brother, Byron, hangs out with all the thugs and bullies, but he has a good heart and looks out for his younger brother and sister. Their sister, Joetta, is a follow-the-rules girl, who has no qualms about telling on her brothers if it means keeping them from getting in further trouble plot: Kenny is a small, bullied fourth-grader, whose family decides to take a trip to Birmingham,Alabama. White men bomb an African-American church while the family is in Birmingham. Thefamily must rely on one another to understand the frightening experience. setting: The story begins in Flint, Michigan in the winter of 1963, but includes thefamily’s visit to Birmingham, Alabama that summer characters: Kenny Watson (narrator and main character, a small boy around ten yearsold); Byron Watson (Kenny’s older brother, a delinquent and bully); Joetta Watson(Kenny’s younger sister, a sensitive and religious child); Daniel Watson (the father);Wilona Watson (the mother); Grandma Sands (Wilona’s mother); Rufus and Cody(hillbilly brothers who are new in town; Buphead (Byron’s partner-in-crime); Mr. Robert(Grandma Sands’s companion) families learning how to get through hard times together. theme: objective summary:
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