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Wonder By R. J. Palacio Essay

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The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a story about a ten year old boy named Auggie with a facial birth defect, and his experiences going to a private school after being homeschooled. Auggies parents made the decision to send him to a private school as they felt it would be good for him.Auggie discovers that going there are many hardships when going to school and at some points even getting bullied.But along with the hardships he also finds many great things when going to school that help him change as a person. Auggies parents made the correct decision when sending him to school as it helped him for the better For example, Auggie learns that if he doesn't go back to school he is never going to be treated normally but as a person with special needs. In the text it states that “unless you want to be treated like a baby or a kid with special …show more content…

The text states the “I was different. Like i was one of them.” While Auggie was on a field trip to a nature reserve, he gets picked on by a group of kids much bigger than him. Some kids that Auggie didn't know very well stood up for him.Some of the kids standing up for Auggie had even teased him before.This led to people at his school seeing him differently,like he was any other person, not the kid with the defect. People who wouldn't even touch him were giving him fist bumps in the hallway. Some may conclude that Auggie's parents made the wrong decision sending him to school as he was avoided and bullied in some ways.On the other hand Auggie had many great experiences going to school where he met his two best friends Jack Will, and Summer. Auggie has met 2 people that he can hang out with and come over to his house when before his only friend was his sister via. School has helped auggie experience what he has always wanted to experience, to fit in.At school Auggie is seen as any other student not just the kid with the birth

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