Literary essay: Wonder

Literary essay: Wonder

Depending on how you look at it, you would think Auggie Pullman was a kid with a messed up face, and how he was made fun of.( a kid being bullied) When I read Wonder my R.J Palacio, I thought on another level of reading.( someone being interested in a book). In my mind, Auggie is a 5^th grade kid who goes through bullying, labels, and humiliation. You would think that the theme is just it doesn’t matter what you look like. Although that could be true, I'm reading on anther level, remeber? But I think the theme is be proud of who you are because you must matter to yourself.(a proud badge). Auggie shouldn’t let others make him feel insecure. If everyone was nicer and kind, he wouldn’t have to. But throughout this story, he will face hard moments and moments where he is encouraged to feel proud of who he is. ( a pic of a hill to describe his ups and downs). 


Throughout the story, Auggie faces people who put labels on his back because of his face.(mean labels). 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.( a kid looking at himself and his apperance.) If they cared about who you are on the inside, Auggie would be liked by a lot of people.(A popular kid) This connects to the real world because some people care about what you’re wearing and what you look like enable to be your friend. No one realizes that the nicest people are the people who don’t care what you wear or if you have a facial deformity.( a kid being nice) I think if everyone was a kind and as caring as Summer, Auggie wouldn’t have to feel slightly insecure. He is drifting away from being proud of himself because of what other people think of him and what he looks like.( a kid drifting away)



Also in the story, he faces bullying because of how he looks.(a big bully) 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.(someone being pushed really hard) This shows that Eddie was only messing them because Auggie has a different face and Jack was friends with him.( two different kids) If Auggie had a regular face he probably wouldn't have to go through half of what he really went through. But the bright side of this, Jack was there by his side the whole time.(kids by each others' side) And even better, Miles and Henry, the kids who were mean to Auggie previously, they even stood up for him.(nice bullies) I think everyone is realizing how Auggie isn’t really who they thought he was. And now in the story, Auggie HAS to be proud of whom he is because he knows he has friends on his side and they are proud of who is.( a proud kid)



By the end of the story, Auggie has overcome the bullying and labels.( we shall overcome sign) 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.( a kid tguerning the other cheek) And he didn't let people get to him. He had a hard time at first, and then everyone began to realize that he is to be judged by the content of his character.  I can connect because

Then Again, I think the theme is to be proud of who you are no matter what people think. In the end, Auggie was proud and confident. His friends were over the judging and bullying. Everyone has changed over time and has realized who Auggie really is. I think if anyone read Wonder, they would understand the meaning of being proud of whom you are. I think its important to read this book because it shows how people can change to adapt to difference.