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Wonder By Rj Palacio Analysis

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In the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio, the reader acquires more information about August through the perspectives of Summer and Jack. Summer reflects on her friendship when she says “[s]ome kids ask why I hang out with ‘the freak’ so much [...] if they knew him, they wouldn't call him that (Palacio 119).” This example explain to reader more about August’s time at school, explaining that his classmates make assumptions about his behavior based on how he looks, summarizing it into an insensitive nickname. August’s classmates treat him like an animal by calling him “the freak,” thinking that he has no feelings and no life. Also, Jack reflects on his friendship with August when he say “I thought about this a lot. I have to say the bravest

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