Augie Character Analysis

“It’s exciting when you find parts of yourself in someone else. ” Have you ever seen a movie or read a book and felt like a character and you were basically the same person? Well, I have. The character I relate to most is Augie from the book Wonder because we are both scared of not fitting in, we afraid of being judged, and we keep our true friend close to our hearts. One reason Augie and I are similar is because we want to fit in. Augie doesn't want to go to school because he feels like he won't fit in with the other kids because he has a deformed face. When Augie first starts school, the principal, Mr. Tushman, makes Augie meet three of his classmates: Julian, Jack Will, and Charlotte. Charlotte enthusiastically shakes Augie’s hand, while Julian and Jack Will just look at the ground and
I'm scared of being the oddball or the weird kid. I don't want to be pointed at and made fun of. Fitting in has been a very difficult situation for me because people say being different is good, but when you're two different people make fun of you. Recently I've made friends for who I am and I'm glad I did. At the end of seventh grade my best friend moved away to New Mexico. I was devastated because she was all I had. It was hard for me to let go of the idea that she is gone and that I don't have anyone anymore. The people I have met make me more comfortable with who I am. While Augie had a harder time than I did. At first Augie wanted to sit with Jack Will and Julian, but they sat at different tables, which were both full. Auggie decides to sit at a table by himself. A girl named Summer comes to join him, and he asked her if it was a bet. She says of course not and continues to eat her lunch. Soon they become good friends and this helps Augie so much because she's there for him. It makes him so happy that he has someone to depend on. True friends are best