Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Wonder Literary Essay

Going to school and making friends is hard, doing it with a facial deformity is harder.  In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie overcomes the challenge of going to school with a facial deformity. Most people think that's it's not that hard but I think that it takes a lot of bravery and I think Auggie is a wonder for being that brave. 

At the beginnig of the story it gives evidence that Auggie is a wonder because Auggie has two friends and that's an accomplishment to makes friends especially with a facial deformity. At the beginning not many people were nice to him, they gave him mean looks and wispered about him.
For example all those people felt 'horrified. Sickened. Scared.' One girl sticks up for him and sits with him at lunch. Her name is summer and she tells the girls who are bullying him and laughing at him to stop it. Jack also sticks up for him when Julian calls him mean names and bullys him. This shows that he has really good friends and he really is a wonder for making friends that stick up for you.

His friends stick up for each other, and other people who aren't even that good of friends with Auggie and yet almost the school talks to him near the end of the school year.  Like Justin "Yo, don't mess with Auggie." So they all became used to him. Like this girl Maya who used to not talk to him and now is nice to him. She gave Auggie a keychain that says 'to the nicest Auggie Doll in the world.' So people aren't acting like the has the plague anymore and is being nice to Auggie.

Auggie is a wonder becuase he can change the way people feel and think about him. "I am very pleased to award. The Henry Ward Beecher medal to the student whose quiet strength has carried up to the most hearts. So will August Pullman please come up here to receive this medal?" Auggie changed everyones perspective on him and how to judge people. I think it's a great accomplishment for him to get through 5th grade and to have everyone friends with you and nice to you. His mom is really proud if him. "Thank you Auggie." she answered softly. For everything. For coming into our lives, for being you. You reall are a wonder Auggie. You are a wonder.
"For what?"
"For everything you've given us," she said. "For coming into our lives. For being you." You really are a wonder, Auggie. You are a wonder.

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