Friendship In Toni Morrison's 'August In Wonder'

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Friendship. It is easily found for a majority of people. For some, it is not. August has trouble making friends. His face is an obstacle that prevents him from doing things that normal people can accomplish. The looks of his face should not be problem, and to some people it is not. While reading Wonder, I was able to relate to the main character August, because like myself, he loses and gains friends.
One of August’s best friends was his dog, Daisy. The only friend that didn't see him as different. Sadly, Daisy passed away. When she passed, it upset August. Every night they would cuddle. Daisy licked August all over his face, as if nothing was wrong with it. At one point in the novel, August misses Daisy so much that he has a dream about …show more content…

She sat with him at lunch when no one else would. Summer had the choice of sitting with him or her other friends. She chose August. She was not turned away by the way August ate, like most kids. August and Summer became good friends throughout the novel. This was a friendship gained for August. When I moved to Oxford, I had no friends. My first friend was Madison. It was my first friendship that I gained in Oxford. Our dads worked together, so we ended up hanging out a lot. We are best friends, and hopefully always will be.
Jack Will was hesitant about being friends with August. All of his friends made fun of Jack for being associated with him. One day, Jack talked badly about August to Julian. August over heard, and it shocked him. By the end of the novel, Jack Will and August were friends again. This was another friendship gained for August. My next friend gained was Ellen. Our sisters were friends, so we became friends. We had a point in time that we were not friends, but we got over it. Ellen and I are good friends today.
Throughout life, you lose friends and you gain friends. Everyone should be able to relate to that. Like in August’s life, things change. He finds new friends, like Jack and Summer, but he looses friends, like his dog Daisy. His is life changes, but it changes for the

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