Analysis Of Wonder By R. J Palacio

In the novel Wonder by R.J Palacio, the author writes the first part of the novel to show the reader that August has an emotional blindfold over his eyes that keeps him from seeing the goodness in himself, only showing him the disfigurations in his face. August wishes that a magic lamp could save him from all of his differences; “I [...] wish [...] I [was] normal [,] [but] nobody sees me that way” (Palacio 3). A lot of kids want to grow up and go to the moon or be scientists, but August only cares about changing the way he looks, and deprives himself from other activities. Refusing to look past his abnormal face, August just wants to hide, and the only satisfaction he will get comes with a normal face. He knows words can hurt, but friend’s