In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the author writes from August’s perspective showing the reader the truth about his difficult life. When August hopes that he finds a magic lamp, he would wish that he had: “[...] a normal face that no one would notice at all” (Palacio 3). This shows that August strongly dislikes his face because it makes him look different and he chooses not to look on the bright side. The reader feels upset for August because they do not want him to feel that he has to change his face just so other people will appreciate him. When Halloween comes around, August gets high-fived by a kid who happens to be wearing the same costume as him and wonders if: “[...] he would have ever done that if he’d known it was me under the
