Summary Of The Boy Who Loved Clowns

The Boy Who Loved Clowns is a book by June Rae Wood, this book has come to readers attentions, that it was written on accomplice of her childhood. Wood grew up in Versailles, Missouri, the second of eight children. The third child, Richard, was born with down syndrome- which is who Uncle Punky portrays in the book. Back in the “dark ages” is when society didn’t know and/or respect the disabled community. Richard was a “happy go lucky man” recalls Woods, but some kids were afraid of him, so the family reacted by these actions and they encircled Richard with endless amounts of love.
June Rae Wood studied business education at Central Missouri State University, and while doing that she met her soon to be husband; William A. Wood. After meeting,
Some called Punky a “dummy”, and “weirdo” whereas others just laughed. But the Happy-go-lucky Punky never knew when people made fun of him; if someone was laughing he’d laugh with them thinking they were just happy. Subsequently, the neighborhood kids started to spy on Punky and Delrita when all they were doing was having some fun together in the backyard. “When Dad went back to work, I say in the other swing. I soon realized, though, that I wasn’t the only person in the audience. Someone was hiding and giggling behind the shrubs. Scooting off the swing, I told Punky I’d be back in a minute.”(pg. 26) All the neighbors kept saying was that Punky looked different and they’d given him a devilish look. By this social outcome, it’s hard for Delrita to trust anyone and to make any friends which considers her to be a “loner”. Yet, this is also culturally affected because the public isn’t accepting of other people who look and act different. Both these quotes show that the acceptance from others is hard and no one truly realizes that the disabled community is just as important and they should all be treated fairly and equally but also be understood and