The Girl Who Was Born With Only Two Legs By Stuart Bum
Theme Essay
“When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind. -R.J.Palacio
This quote, from the book “Wonder” helps state my claim for the short story, “The Girl who was Born with only Two Arms and Two Legs” by Stuart Baum. The claim that stands out to me the most is to always choose kindness. This story is about a girl named Quarta that is born different than the other kids.
In the beginning of the story, kindness shines out because when Quarta is born, her parents decide to love her, even though she is different. They were kind to give her a chance and treat her like a normal child. But a little later in the story, the kids at her school do the opposite. They tease her for being a freak. They shouldn’t bully her because there is a proverb that states, “What goes around, comes around. They were not being kind when they teased her for being peculiar. …show more content…
Kako, the troublemaker, was rescued by Quarta but Quarta didn't have to help him. Since Kako was one of the kids who teased her, she didn’t have to save him, but she chose to be kind. But Kako, instead of being kind and thanking her, became angry because the other kids were teasing him. He should have thanked her and at least been kind to her. Then, Quarta found out about a sport called “One Ball”. The story states, “She found three of her friends who were also bad at sports, and they started to play ‘One Ball’”. She was kind and invited the kids that never got to play sports, so that they could play
“When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind. -R.J.Palacio
This quote, from the book “Wonder” helps state my claim for the short story, “The Girl who was Born with only Two Arms and Two Legs” by Stuart Baum. The claim that stands out to me the most is to always choose kindness. This story is about a girl named Quarta that is born different than the other kids.
In the beginning of the story, kindness shines out because when Quarta is born, her parents decide to love her, even though she is different. They were kind to give her a chance and treat her like a normal child. But a little later in the story, the kids at her school do the opposite. They tease her for being a freak. They shouldn’t bully her because there is a proverb that states, “What goes around, comes around. They were not being kind when they teased her for being peculiar. …show more content…
Kako, the troublemaker, was rescued by Quarta but Quarta didn't have to help him. Since Kako was one of the kids who teased her, she didn’t have to save him, but she chose to be kind. But Kako, instead of being kind and thanking her, became angry because the other kids were teasing him. He should have thanked her and at least been kind to her. Then, Quarta found out about a sport called “One Ball”. The story states, “She found three of her friends who were also bad at sports, and they started to play ‘One Ball’”. She was kind and invited the kids that never got to play sports, so that they could play