Wonder Sociological Concepts

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)

The book ”Wonder” written by R.J. Palacio follows a young boy named August Pullman and his struggles in fifth grade. The struggle of being the only kid who looks the way he does. The struggle of being the only kid at his school who has Treacher Collins Syndrome. Even with all the obstacles in his path, August’s overall experience at Beecher Prep has had a positive impact on his life.

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

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

While on the other hand Auggie, a elementary student was born with severe craniofacial syndrome and deals with looking very t5 different from the rest of the kids he goes to school with. Throughout the book the author, R.J. Palacio tells the story as if you were there with Auggie as he faces challenges mostly through school and with friends. As you can see these

Many victims of bullying have similar characteristics. For example, shy, quiet, or physically small individuals or those who lack a group of friends are often targets of bullies. A person’s race, sexuality, or physical appearance may also attract bullying or teasing. Bullies often seek

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.

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

Therefore, people either get fear, jealousy, or other things when they all of a sudden change their behavior about something. In the study of MRI’s show up the fear area of the brain that lights up when a person goes against a group. This research proves most people will change their behavior when Auggie goes around. When people are laughing and doing funny things, when Auggie comes around they will stop doing what their doing and act totally different because he is around. They will bully him or start talking about him to other kids.

“I was in front of an ice cream store with my two sons and my younger son, who was three at the time, saw a little girl that had a very significant craniofacial difference. He got a little scared and he started to cry.” People just like Auggie in the book Wonder have a hard time being accepted and fitting in, but they are no different than the rest of us. Due to them looking different they face conflicts on a daily basis, which R. J. Palacio shows through her writing. Auggie has a mutation which is a craniofacial condition, and it happens to others in real life.

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.

Before Auggie went to school, he didn’t want anyone to see his face because he was embarrassed by it. An example of this is shown in part one on Auggie’s first day of school, where he said, “I went straight to room 301 on the third floor. Now I was glad I’d gone on that little tour, because I knew exactly where to go and didn’t have to look up once.” This shows Auggie was very shy and ashamed of his face before he started school. In part six of Wonder, Auggie stated, ““Did you know the guy who created Ugly dolls based them on me.” Then she to Ellie and some of the other girls what I had just said, and they all thought it was funny, too.” This quote shows Auggie was becoming less shy and more outgoing, which created a positive impact on his

School wasn’t Auggie’s first choice, on page 12 he wanted to stay being homeschool and go the next year. For his parents, this year was the best year to go since everyone will be new in middle school. If Auggie hadn’t gone to school all the things he has learned from school and reality we probably wouldn’t be reading this this book today. He would not have learned from his mistakes. On page 10 it talks about how he thinks everybody would stare at him with his dad adding that he will be “a lamb to slaughter”.By going to school Auggie will gain more confidence and teach him the reality of people while making him stronger mentally.

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

Also people judge them without knowing what is going on. Everything that bullies do is a cause of their mental issues. Authors, Dorothy Espelage and Melissa K. Holt mention in their articles “Journal of Emotional Abuse” how boys are more often bullied than girls.Also it talks how older students take part in bullying more often than the youger ones because they have more available resources to do that.. Younger kids do not know how to use facebook and other media that is available to them.In adition the studies from their articles prove that people that are bullies tend to hang out with other people that are bullies, and that is how bullies are geting stronger and abuse more and more innocent students,kids and even elders.