Bud lives by numerous "Rules" that he lists in Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things to Have a Funner Life and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself. These rules help Bud survive in a harsh world. In Chapter 11, Bud is extremely tired from walking to Owosso from Flint before being picked up by Lefty Lewis. Bud falls asleep on the ride back to Flint, and in the morning he hears someone calling his...
Bud lives by numerous "Rules" that he lists in Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things to Have a Funner Life and Make a Better Liar Out of Yourself. These rules help Bud survive in a harsh world. In Chapter 11, Bud is extremely tired from walking to Owosso from Flint before being picked up by Lefty Lewis. Bud falls asleep on the ride back to Flint, and in the morning he hears someone calling his name, telling him to wake up. Bud cannot recall where he is at and remembers Rule Number 29,
"When You Wake Up and Don't Know for Sure Where You're At And There's a Bunch of People Standing Around You, It's Best to Pretend You're Still Asleep Until You Can Figure Out What's Going On and What You Should Do" (Curtis 116).
Bud keeps his eyes closed and listens to what the woman is saying in hopes that she will reveal where he is at and what's going on around him. Bud listens to her discuss the various bug bites all over his face and hears a man say that Bud was trying to walk to Grand Rapids from Flint. Bud finally remembers that Lefty Lewis gave him a ride and listens as they discuss his "father," Herman E. Calloway. Bud says,
"See! I told you it was smart to pretend you were asleep some of the time. Now I was going to learn some things about my father" (Curtis 117).
Bud learns that he has a half-sister who is an adult and that Herman was married to several women. Rule Number 29 allowed Bud to find out information about Herman that he did not previously know, and allowed Bud to understand his surroundings before waking up.
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