winter break assignment: watson's go to birmingham

Winter Break Assignment: Watson’s Go to Birmingham
ChaseReed
Frederick Douglass AcademyClass 602



Byron the juvenile delinquent is a bad brother but has a nice side. Byron is a bad brother because of the way he treats his brother, Kenny and sister, Joetta. I think Byron has a good and bad side because everyone has a good and bad side but Byron only chooses to act one way which is bad to certain people. He is especially mean to mean and Kenny because they are younger than he is.

Byron is a bad brother and influence on Joetta and Kenny. On page 82 Byron cursed at Kenny for talking. Byron said “I thought I told your little jive a--- to shut the h--l up and enjoy the d—mn cookie. Now do it.” Kenny probably felt Byron wasn’t the best brother. On page 17, Byron kissed the car mirror and his lips got stuck on the mirror. His mom was worried and started screaming to their father, Walter, saying “You gotta get this boy to the hospital.” This proves that he has a caring family but he is tired of being around them all of the time. Perhaps Byron likes to impress his friends by trying to be cool.

Although Byron has a good and nice side, Kenny describes Byron as stiff and scared to death of his mother who is about to set Byron on fire after she put Vaseline on him. This shows that he is afraid of one person which is his mother so she needs to teach him to do his best not to scare people younger than him. Their mother plays a mom and part-time dad in their life because their father is always at work. Maybe Byron needs to be around his father more so there is a father figure in his life. Byron can also consider making new friends that are focused on better things than Buphead. Buphead is Byron’s friend and he may be a bad influence because he tells Byron to do mean things.

If I were Byron’s parents I would have to send him to jail to show him where he doesn’t want to end up or maybe at a boot camp for troubled teens. Byron can be a horrible role model for Kenny by cursing at him and treating him mean. If I was Byron I would try to change everyone’s opinion on my behavior by acting with self control and being a better older brother to Kenny and Joetta. This family has a lot of issues besides Byron and they can fix their problems by being more considerate and kind to each other. Byron should change his behavior before his loses his family’s trust.