Wonder By R. J. Palacio: An Analysis

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In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, readers learn many details about August’s transition into middle school and new life at Beecher Prep through the perspectives of his friends Jack and Summer. For example, Jack explains August’s excellence in school as he shared that “[he] thought [August would] be behind everyone because he hadn't gone to school before. But in most things he’s ahead (Palacio 142).” All of his peers assumed that August would be the most uneducated kid to ever walk through the door at Beecher Prep, but August beats all the odds and becomes one of the smartest students in his class. Despite his unfortunate facial deformity, August manages to to defy the stereotypes of his classmates and prove his intelligence. “Some