August Pullman Facial Deformity

He was really happy that he can finally go to public school but yet he was nervous.When Auggie was born, he was not like any other kids he was different from all the other people so that kinda made his life hard for him because he had a rare sickness that does not often happens but for Auggie it happened to him. He thought that was not fair for this to happen to him and not anyone else.When he was born that is when it started for him.In the book it says this “ I know I’m not a ordinary ten-year-old-kid.” (pg.3)

Near the end of the book Auggie feels accepted. On page 282 we find evidence of this when he says, “It was like I was one of them.” When he says “them” he is referring to the other students. Auggie could finally feel “normal” and it is necessary for August to feel this way because people have always seen Auggie as strange because of his face. At a point August even forgets he has Treacher Collins syndrome. On page 307 we find an example of this, “I wasn’t even thinking about my face. I was just smiling a big happy smile.” August felt like it didn 't matter what his face looked like. It just mattered that he was happy. For once, Auggie didn 't feel like everyone was trying to get away from him; on the contrary, he said, “It kind of felt like everyone wanted to get close to me.” (pg 308) August can finally feel like a “normal” kid.

His facial difference was his main struggle in life. An example of Auggie demonstrating the May precept from Mr.Browne was when he chose not to report the 7th graders who were using firecrackers, bullied Auggie physically and verbally, and took his hearing aids (even though the teachers found out anyway). In the same situation, Auggie wanted to run away from the 7th grade bullies, but he stayed, because he didn’t want to leave Jack behind. More than enough times, Auggie always put up with Julian’s bullying and mean notes, and he never told a teacher. He was never rude when he noticed people staring at him excessively, or looking away when they saw him. Auggie was always very good at being good to everyone he

Julian's chapter is really surprising if you read the first book. It's no spoiler that in the first book, “Wonder”, Julian doesn't like Auggie too much, he portrays a bully. He put mean notes in his locker, he made a game called the pledge, so if you touch Auggie or anything he touched you would have the pledge. Julian also turned everyone against Auggie, you can tell he was a mean kid to Auggie. When Julian got his class picture he made sure that his picture to not have Auggie in it. In his chapter he says, “I hope you’re planning on burning that” to his mom and he meant it. You would not believe what he really thinks of Auggie though, you'll just have to read his chapter to find out.

In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie shows insecurity by being antisocial, hiding his face, and blaming his looks on everything that goes wrong. When his sister Via had a school play, she didn’t invite Auggie because she thought he would be bored but Auggie thought his sister didn’t invite him because he was deformed. “You think I don’t know what’s going on? You just don’t want your fancy little friends to find out your brother is a freak” (Auggie 218). According to this quote, August is insecure because he didn’t get invited to sister’s play and blamed it on his appearance right away instead of considering other possibilities. Another example of August’s insecurity is when he almost missed what ended up being the best thing that ever happened in his life. He explained “Via, I don’t think I should go to the campout. What’s the point? I won’t make any friends because everyone will scream and run away from me. I know I would if I saw someone who looked like me” (Auggie 263). This quote shows how insecure he is because

The book is written in several points of view. The unique voice of all these characters make the book more interesting and important. We get to see the feelings of each character as they interact with Auggie. When you read this book you start thinking as if you were in other people's shoes. What if I were… August? Jack? Summer? Auggie’s parents? Via? Julian? What would I do? How would I act? To discuss these questions and encourage answers is a tremendous learning opportunity for students.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to a new school with no friends and a different face? To have everyone look at you and make a repelling face? That’s what it was like for August Pullman in the 5th grade. Auggie is different that everybody else in 5th grade. Auggie was born with a facial deformity so he looks different that other people he has had 27 so far in his life. Auggie goes to a school called Beecher Prep. In my opinion Beecher Prep has had a positive effect on Auggie’s life because now he has made more friends like Summer, Jack Will, Max G, Max W, and Reid. Sometimes it is hard for auggie to fit in when people like julian step into the picture, but overall Beecher Prep has made Auggie’s life a little easier.

One example of Julian bullying Auggie is when he kept putting mean notes in Auggie’s locker. I know that Julian is a bully because if he wasn’t a bully he might have actually been friends with Auggie. Another example of Julian bullying Auggie is when he was calling him names like a “freak” and he also started “the plague” just to be mean to Auggie. I know that Julian is a bully because he would not have started the plague or kept calling him a freak. This proves that Julian is a bully.

The actions of Julian hurt August in a personal way. Julian would tease August with the help of his two friends named Henry and Miles. Although they were popular, they were also very selfish. They were disrespectful to August because he has Treacher Collins, a disease of the face.

August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy who has a mandibulofacial dysostosis. Which causes his face to appear different. Because of Auggie’ appearance, people a very unkind to him. Auggie has gotten 27 surgeries to help him with his facial deformity. He lives with his parents, his older sister Via, and his dog Daisy. Auggie has been home schooled up until the 5th grade, but his parents decide it's time for him to go to a real school. They register him to Beecher Prep and take him to meet the principal, Mr. Tushman. Before Auggie starts school he takes a tour with three students who will be in the same grade as he was going in. On the tour, he meets Jack Will, Charlotte, and Julian. Jack Will was the kind kid, but Julian was really mean to

August, nicknamed Auggie, says in the first chapter, “I won't describe what I look like … Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse .”(pg. 3) Auggie is beginning to start middle school; he has a meeting with Mr. Tushman, the principal. Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte gave Auggie a tour around the school. When the three students first met August they were afraid that they might catch some sort of disease. In honor of Halloween soon approaching the students had the option to dress up in costumes and come to school.

The first reason school had a positive impact on Auggie’s life was that he made many friends. It was shown in part eight, where Auggie thought, “I walked with Summer and Jack, and we just couldn’t stop cracking up. Everything made us laugh. We were in that giggly kind of mood where all someone has to do is look at you and you start laughing.” Before Auggie went to school,he was only comfortable around family and a few other friends, but now he has opened himself up to almost everybody in his grade. Another example in part

Next there is a boy named Julian who bullies Auggie throughout the book. Julian also starts to bully a boy named Jack, who used to be his friend until he started hanging out with Auggie. In the article it states that “school bullying can consist of physical violence against a student

In this story, there is conflict when Julian is starting to bully Auggie and jack. For example, Julian would write nasty, mean, and rude notes in his locker. That would say,“ You look

This shows, that he is bullied and it gets teased about his disabilities. Additionally , on Halloween Auggie heard Julian and his crew along with jack will talking behind his back meanly. As a result, this shows that kids are very mean to Auggie. Similar, to Auggie Quarta was also bullied by her classmates. Specifically , Even though she saved kako from drowning the students were still unappreciative and called her a freak and they said to kako “You got saved by the freak”. Which made kako mad at Quarta even though she saved his life. That shows how people calling her bad names explains that she is bullied. With this in mind, Quarta was also bullied when nobody picked her for the balls and sticks team where the object was to catch two balls and two sticks at the same time. Nobody wanted to pick her because she only had two arms and two legs and she could only catch one ball and one stick at a time. Even though if Quarta was might not be good at ball and sticks everyone still deserves a chance to play.