Essay On Auggie And Quarta

“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.” says Albert Einstein. August Pullman, (also known as Auggie) from the story “Wonder,” by R.J. Palacio, has trouble being a fifth grader because he has a face deformity making him look like a monster. Also, a girl named Quarta from the story, “The Girl who was Born with only Two Arms and Two Legs,” by Stuart Baum, has similar problems at school because she also is deformed by only having two arms and two legs. Auggie and Quarta are very similar in how they deal with school while facing a disability. One reason why they are similar is, that they both have a very positive attitude about their situation they are in. For example, Auggie is kind to everyone, even bullies! He never says anything mean to kids at school even though

For example, they each have a disability. Quarta only has two arms and two legs when she should have four arms and four legs and Auggie has a facial deformity. Also, eating is very embarrassing for both of them. Auggie’s mouth is shaped differently than other kids and he has to chew his food in a weird way. He says, “I hate the way I eat. I know how weird it looks...Like some prehistoric swamp thing.” Also, Quarta said in the story “... there were some lunches where her teachers had to give her food, like a baby, and this was embarrassing.” Another thing Auggie and Quarta have in common is that they don’t have many friends. Auggie is lucky that he has a few, Summer and Jack Will, but in “The Girl who was Born…” It says, “Growing up, Quarta had very few friends.” The similarities just never end! They both have difficult lifestyles and make the best of them even though they go through some pretty tough challenges. Both Auggie and Quarta have a similar lifestyle with their