The story “Don’t Give Up The Fight” and the play “The Watsons Go To Birmingham”, both share the common theme of being different. In “Don’t Give Up The Fight”, Ava deals with being the only girl on the track team and in “The Watsons Go To Birmingham”, the Watsons deal with the unfair laws of segregation because they are black. But, even though they show the same theme, they show it in different ways. This difference is in the actions that the characters take. In “Don’t Give Up The Fight”, she deals
In the film, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, the family travels from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama for the summer to visit family. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their three children: Byron, Kenny, and Jodie. Before they leave, they are unaware of the struggles and danger that is happening in Birmingham. Soon, they will witness first-hand the awful effects of segregation and discrimination by the people of a different color. Bryon is the oldest of the three children. In his
The Watson family lives are from Flint, Michigan. The family consists of Byron, Joetta, and Kenny which is the children and the parents’ names are Daniel and Wilona Watson. The story’s plot starts where Mr. and Mrs. Watson announce that the whole family is going on a trip to Birmingham. Birmingham is where Wilona is from. They are going to be staying with their grandmother by the name of sands. Birmingham during this time and setting is known for having heavy black / white separation laws called
The book The watsons go to birmingham 1963 by paul curtice is about an african american family that takes a trip from flint, michigan to birmingham in the 60s while facing racism and meeting their grandmother. The book deals with racism with humor but is mostly focused on the meaning and importance of family. A movie was made based on the book. The movie is called The Watsons Go to Birmingham. In the movie segregation and racism is more emphasized than in the book. The book is focused on the importance
can make any reader’s day brighten. The book, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963,” written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is an inspirational book meant for young readers. The genres of this book are juvenile fiction and historical fiction. “The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963” was published by Yearling Books in 1995. This book is about a boy named Kenny who learns the true meaning of family through a trip to Birmingham. “The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963” starts off in Flint, Michigan in the winter of
Introduction Christopher Paul Curtis wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 throughout the course of 1995. The novel follows the Watsons, a black family living in Flint, Michigan during the Civil Rights Era. In a historical context, 1963 and the early 1990s have far more in common than one would expect. The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 following the church bombing in Birmingham, and yet race-based discrimination remains a problem even in our modern society via passive racism. This paper
The novel I read was “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.” In this story, it talks about a family that is known as the “Weird Watsons”, and is about their life at school and at home and when they take a family trip to their mother's hometown in Alabama during the time of segregation. They live in Michigan, in their family there is three kids and two parents. The oldest kid is in the sixth grade and his name is Byron; he is the king of the sixth grade and always picks on his little siblings, the narrator
In the passages “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” & “Don’t Give Up The Fight” there is one theme that is shown throughout both of the passages, being different. But that theme is shown in many different ways. In “Don’t Give Up the Fight” Ava was being bullied by all of the boys in her track team just because she was the only girl on the track team. In “ The Watsons Go to Birmingham” it was not only the Watsons that were being mistreated, but everyone that was black was being mistreated. They haven't
Comparing The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 and My Brother Sam Is Dead In the novels The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, two young boys are faced with the challenge of learning the moral and ethical codes that will shape their futures. Kenny Watson and Tim Meeker live in very different times, but they face events that complicate their lives. Though one boy learns his morals through playful encounters
to Vote, and The Watsons Go to Birmingham the similar theme which is overcoming obstacles. They both find out how cruel the world can be and find the courage to try and protest unfair treatment. But they both push for equal rights, and eventually, it ends up working. While there are many similarities in the story there are differences too. There are different attitudes at the beginning of the story Susan B Anthony knows how cruel things can be, but in The Watsons go to Birmingham the kids don’t know
The Watson’s Go To Birmingham, is a book narrated by Kenny Watson, the middle son of the Watson family. Kenny experiences physical and emotional insecurities that follow him from his daily life in Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama and back. Kenny made the most self changes due to several life experiences during school, his relationship with his older brother Byron, his traumatic time in Birmingham, and his realization of his inner strength upon returning to Flint. Kenny believed his physical
The poem “Making Sarah Cry” and the play “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” have a similar theme of being different. Even though they have the same theme, they show it different ways. For instance, the characters have a different influence on others. The theme in “Making Sarah Cry” is being different. This is the theme because in the poem, it said Sarah was not like the rest, she was slow and not smart. Sarah wasn’t accepted by the boy and his friends. They made fun of the faces she made, the way
The Watsons are a black family living in Flint, Michigan. The mother, Wilona, is from Birmingham, Alabama, but moved to Flint when she married Daniel, the father. Their three children are Byron, who is 13; Kenny, who is 10; and Joetta or "Joey," who is 5. Kenny is the protagonist of the story; he is very smart and relatively quiet. Byron is something of a juvenile delinquent and possesses a knack for breaking the rules, and Joey is a sensitive child and a strict rule-follower. It is the dead of
Comparing and Contrasting the 1960’s to Today The 1960’s are a lot different from today’s time in music, fashion, and education. Plenty of restaurants, food , and most cultural attitudes have changed as well. Many people still go by the rules and regulations of the past, but other than that, what other similarities or differences have the past brought. Young people read and learn a lot about the 1960’s mostly because people don’t want history to repeat itself. Racism, discrimination, and just
In April and May of 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was a focal point for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was home to one of the most violent cells of the KKK and violence against black people was so commonplace (especially in the form of explosives) that it was referred to as “Bombingham.” It was these conditions that lead Martin Luther King to arrive and organize a series of non-violent protests in the city. These protests were relatively low key and weren’t very well attended. This was due
the story shows our themes by explaining how 3 specific quotes show (not tell) the theme in action in the story. Be sure to keep track of these and your first set, as they will help you write the reflection paper after we finish reading The Watsons Go To Birmingham (more to come!). you may use this chart, or type your own, as long as you meet the requirements of this assignment. Directions: Choose a quote you find thoughtful and meaningful to the story Cite the page, chapter, and speaker/character
In Huck Finn, since Jim is a slave, it is obvious that he was not treated as fortunate as Huck. Jim was treated inhumanly in general by being a slave. In fact the reason Jim ran away was because Miss Watson was going to sell him down South away from his family. The unfortunate treatment of another makes people sympathetic and want to treat each other as equals. Although Huck was also treated inhumanely by his abusive father, not all white homes had that
since the 1800 's many questioned why we act and behave the way that we do. How do we learn? Why do we generalize actions and behavior as positive or negative? What determines failure and success? Psychologists like Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and B.F Skinner performed various experiments to investigate these many questions and more. Ivan Pavlov was a poor Russian psychologist. He originally had the notion to study the digestive system and determine if the digestive system was somehow linked
for the week on how she was breaking it down into smaller parts. As she was breaking it down into smaller parts she explained why it was important for each of these mini-lessons and how this was going to connect in the real world. the teacher would go and help the struggling students. She would work one-on-one or in group of students, if they were all in the same area. She didn’t help one more than another, they were all treated equally. The way she teaches reminded me of the cognitive belief system
the television, in sports grounds and traveling all over the country to support their respective club whether it be football, rugby, cricket or netball etc. However whilst playing, spectating or just generally being involved in a sport, things can go wrong and this very often results in an action in the civil or criminal courts. Sporting incidents should be dealt with like any other civil or criminal action, however there is evidence this is not happening in many cases in both areas of law