wonder essya

Literary essay: Wonder

 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. But in the end, he learns to overcome his facial deformities, and becomes someone who no one thought he could be. Auggie teaches me that the best revenge is being someone amazing and pushes beyond the bullies, and the anti Auggie cliques. This also teaches me to be proud of whom you are just like Auggie.

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. If they cared about who you are on the inside, Auggie would be liked by A lot of people. This connects to the real world because some people care about what your wearing and what you look like enable to be your friend.

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. 

Auggie is proud of who he is. And because of that, he ended 5th grade with an award, and lots of friends that appreciate him for who he is. In the beginning of the book, everyone was “anti- Auggie". But they didn't see who he really was and now they do. He is proud of who he is.