The rising action is when Bud is sent to go to the next home "The Amoses" and gets picked on by Todd the Amoses only boy. Todd beats up Bud and he gets yelled for everything. Bud gets locked in the shed, then runs away to find his dad Herman .E. Calloway.
Miss. Thomas, Mr. Jimmy and the rest of the band ask him to help them out by doing chores. Bud showed Herman .E. Calloway his rocks and Herman got mad and left.
The climax occurs when Bud tells the band members his mother’s name and the band members and Mr. Calloway now know that she was Mr. Calloway’s daughter and Bud is his grandson.
There are many themes to the story "Bud not Buddy", one theme of the story is When God closes one door, he always opens another.
The first theme is when God closes one door, he always opens another. Bud learns this every time something eventful happens in his life and is followed by another path that leads him to what seems to be his destiny.
The mood is at times are hard and even dark, but for the most part is continuously hopeful and inspiriting. A result of a young boy like Bud who won’t allow society, adults, or even kids his own age to hold him back from achieving his goal.