A Literary Essay Ainsley Nelson
On the Book Wonder by R.J. Palacio
do you really have to look like everyone else? Is that the only option to get popular, and have friends?You might say yes. Actually, you probably will. But in reality, being different is better. And in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, 10 year old August (Auggie) Pullman has to get popular the hard way.i mean the really hard way. Actually, I mean the reeeeaaaaaaaalllllllly hard way. Auggie has cranial facial deformity which has caused him to have to be home-schooled all his life. But soon, Auggie's parents decided it was time for him to start school. He goes through many challenges, but makes some friends along the way. When i read this book and later talked with friends, not everyone has the same opinion. A lot of the people though that the book was just about a boy who has a really messed up face, and is starting middle school, but it's hard for him. I thought it was something different. Something more. To me, this book shows us that people can work together, even when there are minor, major, or extreme differences.
In the beginning of the book, you can see Auggie overcoming things with his friends. For example, during The Halloween party, Jack, Auggie's best friend says bad things about Auggie right in front of him. Auggie gets mad, but stays in school after his mom, his sister, and Summer being kind to him. But when jack will found out what he did he texts Auggie an apology text, "hey, august. It’s me jack will. I noticed I’m not on ur friends list anymore. Hope u friend me agen cuz I’m really sorry. I just wanted to say that. Sorry. I know why ur mad at me now I’m sorry I didn't mean the stuff I said. I was so stupid. I hope u can 4give me." after this Auggie is still a little mad but forgives him anyway, through the power of friendship. This shows that he can be brave, with help, even in hard times. This is especially hard for him because of his physical differences, but Auggie shows us that you can overcome anything, even. if he is, a little bit, or a lot a bit, different. This changes the story because people begin to realize Auggie is a normal and nice kid, so people start to treat him like that.
Also in this story, you can see Auggie's friends being kind and working together. They help him even if it affects their popularity. For example, when Auggie lost his hearing aids, Auggie’s friends (and frenemies) helped him fight off the older kids (7th graders) trying to steal the “Lobot hearing aids."After that, even then they couldn't find them, they did not give up hope, so they told This shows that people can care about others even if they look or act a little different. This also shows that you don’t have to be someone’s best friend to help them.this changes the story because the people that were morely not his friends were convinced that he was a nice guy, not a weirdo.
Towards the end of the story, you can see many examples of Auggie and his friends come together. When Auggie is brave and his friends at helpful and kind, great things can, and will happen. For instance, when Auggie wins the award and Mr. Tushman, the principal at Auggie’s school, says "Now will August Pullman come up here to receive this award?" Auggie's friends help him up there and cheer him on. This shows teamwork because his friends cheer him on. Also, he would never have gotten this without his friends.
To me, this story shows us that, we can all be different, on the inside and out. You don’t have to dress like the person sitting in front of you. You can be different from everyone else. Different isn’t necciserly bad, different is good. In fact, different is great. If everyone was the same, the world would be just a boring orb floating in outer space, with nothing special besides a bunch of nothing. Plus, if your friends are true friends, they like you for you, not what you wear. Be true to yourself, and your friends will appreciate you for you, no matter what you look like.
A Literary Essay Ainsley Nelson
On the Book Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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