Auggie Pullman From Wonder

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There’s nothing more satisfying than relating to someone. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or character; it feels liberating when you find someone that understands you. Fictional characters have played a huge role in that department; whether from TV shows, books, or movies, they’ve had significant impacts on my life. In reality my personal connections are limited, if I’m having an issue I’m not always going to find someone who’s empathizes with me, sometimes I have to go to an outside source; characters. Throughout the years I have related to and connected with several; however, I want to talk about a specific one; Auggie Pullman from Wonder.
Auggie is a boy who is born with a facial deformity; the book covers his daily struggles and insecurities throughout his first year of middle school. Although it's been over three years since I’ve read that book; I know that he had a notable impact on me. Coincidentally I read this book in sixth grade; my first year of middle school, the exact same year Auggie was going into. Maybe that’s why his character hit so close to home? If I were to read this book for the first time now, rather than in sixth grade, my connection to Auggie wouldn’t be as powerful, maybe it would barely exist. …show more content…

Compare that to this year; I was oddly calm going into my first year of highschool… But also my life was different back then; I didn’t know that many people due to the fact that I had moved to the area during the last four months of fifth grade. I also had the social skills equivalent to that of a turtle; I didn’t exactly “break out of my shell” or get to know a lot people. Just like Auggie, I was horrifically shy and didn’t have a large peer group. I’m not kidding when I say that it didn’t matter who the person

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