What Lesson Does Bud, Not Buddy Teach? Bud learns that friendship is essential in order to have a happy, fulfilled life. Bud also learns that he is ultimately in control of his own fate, and that he has the ability to carry his mother’s memory with him wherever he goes. What is the author’s purpose
What Were The Band Members Favorite Things To Do? At the beginning of Chapter 8, Bud mentions that the band’s favorite thing to do besides playing music was to tease each other and talk about Herman E. Calloway behind his back. The band members are constantly joking with one another about their playing abilities and
What Does Bud Think About The Chores Herman Gave Him? What does Bud think about the chores Herman gave him? While the band prepares to rehearse, Bud works with the mop, pretending that it is the underwater boat in the book he erroneously remembers as Twenty Thousand Leaks Under the Sea. The boy knows that