Wonder By R. J. Palacio

Most people know that you should be kind and courteous to others, and how it is not rocket science to do so. This is as simple as saying please and thank you, it can even be as small as saying hello to someone when their walking past, this can really lighten people’s moods and make their day. However, some tactless people can’t do this, they may even ruin somebody’s day. I strongly suggest that you don’t judge a book by its cover, don’t ignore people, use manners, ‘when choosing between being right and being kind, choose kind,’ that you don’t take part in any verbal or physical bullying and inform others about these simple pointers.
Have you ever had someone move to your school or neighbourhood who looks different to everyone else, do you treat them like you treat other people? Some people may be bullied or not have many friends because they look different, when in reality they may be really nice people. In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a kid by the name of August, who had a facial deformity, moved to Beecher Prep. August was not treated like everyone else even though he was a very nice person, for example, ‘Oh my god she shrieked, holding her hand over her eyes.’ This quote describes how August was mistreated during his time at school just because he looked
Recently, I was in a card game with experienced and inexperienced players. The experienced players would complain about little mistakes that the inexperienced players made and would rub in their faces that they had lost. This made the inexperienced players feel annoyed and frustrated. In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a main quote was ‘When choosing between being right and being kind, choose kind.’ This quote describes how you may know something that someone else doesn’t but saying it will result in hurting their feelings. I too believe that you should choose being kind over being right as I have experience of this situation