Our writing last week was to write a short essay explaining what point of view R.J Palacio used when writing ‘Wonder’. We also found examples from the story and added quotes to back up our statements. We had to write an introduction, 3 paragraphs and a conclusion. I hope you like my essay and please comment.
‘Wonder’ is a story about a boy who feels ordinary on the inside, but he is always reminded of how different he is by how people respond when they see him. This is R.J Palacio’s first novel and it is written in the first person.
August is speaking in first person, because at the beginning he says,
Firstly August says,
“I know i’m no ordinary ten-year-old, I mean sure I do ordinary things like eat ice-cream, I ride my bike, I play ball and I have an XBox, stuff like that makes me ordinary.
Likewise August said something on the first page saying,
“ If I had a magic lamp I would wish that I had a normal face.” Which means he doesn’t have an normal face.
August saw something in the playground and said to himself, “But I know that other ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in the playground.”
Therefore I think that “Wonder’ is a great book and R.J Palacio is a fantastic author. And I can’t wait to listen to more of it.
