Summary Of The Novel 'Wonder' By R. J Palacio

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The novel ‘Wonder’ (2012), written by R.J Palacio, is about a boy named August Pullman who has a facial deformity and the challenges he faces in his childhood. Palacio emphasises the importance of acceptance, isolation and kindness throughout the novel. Summer and Jack shows acceptance to August because they accepted August the way he is and the way he looks. Jack is sometimes experiencing isolation in school when he is excluded from others. August’s mum shows kindness to August when she is comforting him.

When Summer sits with August in the cafeteria, Palacio shows the value of acceptance through Summer. Summer’s friendship with August is very intimate as Summer says: “I’m friends with him because I want to be friends

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