Wonder By R. J. Palacio: Summary

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The character August Pullman from Wonder by R.J. Palacio, has a facial birth defect which is "mandibulofacial dysostosis" and his identity drives the plot of the story. In the beginning of the story, due to the numerous surgeries, August had been homeschooled by his mother. His mindset was introverted that he had been hated, despised, and scared by people who walked by him. “” ()But his parents decided to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of middle school in fall. With facial defects, on the first day of school, when he reached his homeroom, his classmates started sitting at different desks. (p. 37) The only people who sat next to him was Jack Will, his new buddy who was introduced by Mr. Tushman, the principal of …show more content…

“I was sweating under my costume. And I started crying. I couldn’t keep it from happening.”(p.77-p.78) August thought Jack his best friend, but Jack didn’t. August told him he is going to wear Boba Fett costume but for some reason, he wore Bleeding Scream costume so that Jack didn’t notice if August in Bleeding Scream …show more content…

“Rat boy. Freak. Monster. Freddy Krueger. E.T Gross-out. Lizard face. Mutant. I know the names they call me.” (p.79) “I got out of going to school the next day, too, which was Friday. So I had the whole weekend to think about everything. I was pretty sure I would never go back to school again.” (p.80) August was shocked and he stayed at home and didn’t tell anybody about everything which happened at school, however, he told Via, his older sister. Shortly after, Jack noticed that something was different to August and then he realized why. Jack apologized August about what he had said and they become a friend again. Throughout the rest of the school year, Julian, one of August’s classmate, bullied him by putting the letter with mean notes in August and Jack’s locker; they write back in defense. However, things begin to change during a class overnight Nature Reserve camping trip when August and Jack are attacked by seventh-grade students from another school who insult August. But then, the person who were on Julian’s side become either neutral or August’s side and several other classmates come to his defense and befriend him. He becomes braver and feels happy about his friends fighting for

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