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Wonder By R. J. Palacio: A Brief Summary

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In the story Wonder by R.J. Palacio the main character is August (“Auggie”) Pullman. August Pullman is a ten-year-old boy who was born with a permanent facial deformity. He is not perceived as a normal kid due to the way he looks. Therefore, he is not treated as everyone else is. August wishes for a normal life, to have lots of friends, and go to school being treated and looked at as an equal. However, it’s not that easy for him. Despite these negative factors, August is a good person with a heavy, loving, and caring heart. He accepts the way that he looks and is continuing to grow past others opinions.

If I were faced with a decision to trade places with August Pullman I would not want to. My reasoning behind this is because I wouldn’t want to face all of the struggles that he experiences daily. August is constantly trying to fit in with others, but when everyone is judging him for the way he looks this is almost impossible. Furthermore, August is facing struggles with trying to keep self-confidence. This is again very difficult due to the way that people treat him. August understands that he does not look like everyone else, but he wishes that everyone would accept his appearance and stop whispering and staring at him. August is continually treated like an outsider, and frequently ignored. I know how it feels to be treated like an outsider, it is not a good feeling. On page 73 August said, “I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we go to see what we looked like under the masks”. …show more content…

He is a very brave, friendly, secure, and inspirational individual. Though I am content with who I am as a person, and I would not want to trade places with August Pullman. Throughout family, insecurity, and fitting in struggles trading places with him does not seem so

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