Dog Collar In Wonder

The second well chosen item I picked out to represent "Wonder" was a dog collar which mainly brought a lot of emotion into the story.

The first reason I chose a dog collar was because in Auggie's family that consists of mom, dad, via, and him, there was also a dog that brought great happiness, named Daisy. The whole family loved Daisy so much, especially August. The reason why he loved Daisy so much was because she didn't care about how Auggie looked, she loved him for how he treated her and who he was. I could relate to this, I had a dog back home where my cousins used to take care of, he didn't like me at all, I used to tease him by poking him and sprinkling water on him for fun but he didn't think it was fun. Then there was my brother who did the exact same thing, but hung out with him, fed him and helped give him a bath, (I would have done that too, if I weren't scared of it,) the dog "Kiezer" loved him and my brother loved him back. The dog never judges us on the way we look or …show more content…
In the story, during the period of time after the death, August took the time to appreciate his mother's comforting presence, how she would always be there for him, when he had a rough day in school, etc... He didn't take the time to realize the sacrifices she took just for him, like being a stay at home mom and teaching him, and keeping him company when she could have got a job and make more money to help the family. I think it's something we all can relate to, our mom's take a lot of sacrifices and we usually recognize it when we are facing our worst nightmares, but we don't take the time to thank them or show our appreciation. Have you ever thought how life would be if your mom wasn't there to clean up after you were sick, being the only one staying strong in hard times, etc... The death of Daisy and the comforting support his mom gave, brought him to a thankful