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August Pullman Character Analysis
Even though some people are the same, most people can be different. August Pullman in Wonder by RJ Palacio, is a 5th grade boy who gets bullied by many people because he has a face disorder. Jamie Grimm from I Funny by James Patterson, is in a middle school who would gets bullied, but tells a joke to get him out of the situation. The both have a little in common but mostly they’re different. For example, their personal life, family, and school are different.

To start us off, we are going to start with how their personal lives are different. August has a face disorder. August’s face disorder is what get’s people to bully him. Jaime is paralyzed. Jamie is paralyzed from the waist down because of a car crash. August tries to fix his face with
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