Wonder Themes
Wonder
Bullying
Bullying. We all know what it is, what it does to people... It scars people, for life. R.J Palacio's book Wonder really gives you an insight on how bullying doesn't only affect the victim, but their family and everyone around them too. Did you know that around 160 000 students stay home on any given day because they are fearing what they might have to face at school? I doubt that you did. This is a sad and confronting subject that we all need to know about. Wonder portrays a young boys point of view on being bullied because of his face deformity, that, my friends, doesn't seem fair at all.
What is family?
Is it the people that you love, or something you are born into?
In my opinion it who you love, and it doesn't just have to be relatives, it can be friends as well.
In Wonder, the importance of family is clearly shown by Augusts parents and sister, as well as his friends.
Although August is different, his family still love him and want to protect him. In the story you can clearly see how much his family love him by the way they worry about him, going to school, going on camp and most of the things he does throughout the story.
Family is clearly a very important theme throughout R.J Palcios, Wonder.
Acceptance
Trying to be accepted can be pretty scary. You are constantly checking that you look ok, that your clothes aren't ugly, that you are actually being accepted, but for Auggie, it's a lot different. He knows that he is different, and he doesn't try to change it. He thinks that he is going to be a loner, a social reject, but when two kids become his friends and look past his face deformity, he realises that anyone can be accepted and that it's not all about being in the more popular group, just being in the one that cares.
Conclusion-
Family, acceptance, and bullying are all key issues discussed in this novel and issues which are very relevant today. As a group we have enjoyed reading the novel Wonder as it opened our eyes
Bullying
Bullying. We all know what it is, what it does to people... It scars people, for life. R.J Palacio's book Wonder really gives you an insight on how bullying doesn't only affect the victim, but their family and everyone around them too. Did you know that around 160 000 students stay home on any given day because they are fearing what they might have to face at school? I doubt that you did. This is a sad and confronting subject that we all need to know about. Wonder portrays a young boys point of view on being bullied because of his face deformity, that, my friends, doesn't seem fair at all.
What is family?
Is it the people that you love, or something you are born into?
In my opinion it who you love, and it doesn't just have to be relatives, it can be friends as well.
In Wonder, the importance of family is clearly shown by Augusts parents and sister, as well as his friends.
Although August is different, his family still love him and want to protect him. In the story you can clearly see how much his family love him by the way they worry about him, going to school, going on camp and most of the things he does throughout the story.
Family is clearly a very important theme throughout R.J Palcios, Wonder.
Acceptance
Trying to be accepted can be pretty scary. You are constantly checking that you look ok, that your clothes aren't ugly, that you are actually being accepted, but for Auggie, it's a lot different. He knows that he is different, and he doesn't try to change it. He thinks that he is going to be a loner, a social reject, but when two kids become his friends and look past his face deformity, he realises that anyone can be accepted and that it's not all about being in the more popular group, just being in the one that cares.
Conclusion-
Family, acceptance, and bullying are all key issues discussed in this novel and issues which are very relevant today. As a group we have enjoyed reading the novel Wonder as it opened our eyes