Wonder By Rj Palacio: An Analysis

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RJ Palacio’s realistic fiction novel Wonder demonstrates the reasons why Summer sits with August and how her motives for being with him change. Specifically, feeling bad, having fun, and liking the same activities as him. Primarily, a boy named August started going to school for the first time in September. This was very hard because August has a malady Treacher-Collins syndrome. August had one friend named Jack Will, however he talked about August behind his back. August wasn’t on planning to have any more friends after that situation. August would sit alone, trying his best to act like he didn’t know everyone was staring at him. One day Summer suddenly sits with August. August wasn’t ready for this. He thought that Summer would be just like

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