The Watson Go to Birmingham - 1963

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In 1963, Watsons moved to Birmingham. This family member include Mom, Dad, little sister Joetta, Kenny and Byron. One day, all five members of the Watson family are covered by blankets because of the cold weather in the apartment. They all freeze to death . Through ten-year-old Kenny, I can feel the crazy antics of this family. Kenny believes that everyone in his neighborhood and school must think his family is strange—"The Weird Watsons". Byron and Kenny are brothers, but they have opposite side in attitudes and behaviors.

In the beginning, Kenny's was tenuous between love and hate the relationship with his older brother Byron. Sometimes he feels like swing between fear and bullying tactics, another times Byron will bring him "fantastic adventures," and pleasure in unexpected kindness. Byron was like a school God, he always treated his brother poorly, but once a while, he had some kind of sweetness. Kenny shared everything with his little brother, but Byron was deny to share anything back.

Kenny was a smart kid in the school. Since he love reading, his teacher treated him with special kindness and proudness. On another hand, Byron was a bad kid at school. With his name " School God", he acted like a god to the classmates. Byron hate reading, all his love is being an evil and make fun with another kids. Larry Dum, the king of the school, was the person who give orders, but Byron is the god, which above king, everyone should follow his norms at school. Byron and Kenny have opposite attitude in their life of school, no one has been treated the same way.

There are some difference between their life style too. Due to the fact that they have different behavior, Kenny always respect his parents. He did everything his parent told him to and never complain. On another side, Byron never obey his parents at any time, his parents are not able to ask him to do anything. Byron tried to made a fire event at home, even through his mom's disagrees this action, he still force...