August Pullman is an "ordinary kid with an
extraordinary face". He lives his life with a deformed face that no one
can get over. In the book Wonder R.J Palacio August or Auggie faces
labels, and bullying. When transferring to his new school Beecher Prep, he goes
through plain torture. But hiding his face doesn’t make the madness go away. He’s
to be “ sheep in the slaughter.” He has to stand up for himself, and be proud
of who he is no matter what type of humiliation he experiences. I think Wonder
is really about being who you are and being proud of it.
Throughout the story, Auggie faces people who put labels on his
back because of his face. For example, on page 119, it says in summer’s words
"Some kids ask have actually come out and asked me why I hang out with
'the freak' so much." This shows that people put labels on you just
because of how you look. Everyone is too busy seeing what people look like and
not what they are like. But just because they label you, don't feel like its
true, you should be proud of whom you are, and know who you are.
Also in the story, he faces bullying because of how he looks. In
the book on page 266 the boy Eddie and his friends say " I don't think you
want to mess with me, you ugly freak." Not only was Eddie bullying Auggie,
he pushed Jack to the ground hard. This shows that Eddie was only messing them
because Auggie has a different face and Jack was friends with him. If Auggie
had a regular face he probably wouldn't have to go through half of what he
really went through.
By the end of the
story, Auggie has overcome the bullying and labels. On page 304 Mr.Tushman
gives a speech about the person who received the award for Henry Ward Beecher
medal and says “so will August Pullman please come up here to receive this
award?" This shows that people saw Auggie and his character. He did not
fight back with fists. And he didn't let people get to him. He knew he had to
be strong because there was going to be people who teased, bullied, humiliated,
and hurt him.
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