The Missing Piece Analysis

Last year on the first day of school Thomas Short went from being this little boy who was afraid to be himself to someone who felt on top of the world. Thomas was diagnosed with down syndrome when he was just a baby. However, this isn’t the only thing that made his life difficult. He had been bullied over multiple occasions at his home-town school in Atlanta, Georgia. Thomas’s parents knew it was time for a change, something was missing and they didn’t know what. Thomas’s parents made a rash decision to move Thomas to a small town for a chance to start over. He was very hesitant about the situation. He was constantly questioning himself about what people would say? And what would people do? What he didn’t know is that he was going to be in an inclusive classroom; however, he didn’t realize this till after an hour or so of class. As it came around to the middle of the day his classroom went outside for break to play games like Giant Jenga. Thomas loved anything to do with puzzles or building, so he was very excited. Once they went outside a game had started between him and the other opponent, which got extremely …show more content…
“Realistic fiction may be defined as imaginative writing that accurately reflects life as it was lived in the part or could be lived today” (pg. 201). With, The Missing Piece, it is very realistic. People with disabilities have struggled with bullying and acceptance of their self every day. They question if their good enough or why they can’t be just like everyone else. My book is about a boy with down syndrome; however, this can be reached out to anyone who has a disability whether it be mild or severe. This piece can inform those students that they are not one who is missing anything, its everyone else. People with disabilities bring light, laughter, and some much joy. Sometimes it just takes that one person to see that before they can see it within their