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Summary Of Wonder By R. J. Palacio
The theme analysis for the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is “Beauty comes from within.” Several examples in the text refer back to Jack’s view of the events, and when he thought to himself about how at first he only sat by and hung out with Auggie because Mr. Tushman asked him to, then he started to realize how cool Auggie was on the inside, and how great and sweet his personality was, and he felt bad about it. He also continues to go as far as saying, “once you get used to his face, he is actually a pretty funny kid.” Another example of textual evidence is when Summer tells the story from her point of view, and she explains to the readers that she doesn’t feel sorry for him anymore by saying, “I should also say that I don’t really feel sorry

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