Title: Wonder Name: Jack Fitzpatrick Author: R.J. Palacio Due Date: Number of pages: 315 Per. 7-8a Genre: realistic fiction Summary: This book is about August (auggie) who is a boy that’s face is badly deformed. He is sent to school for the first time in his life, but he is scared of what the other kids will think of his face. Throughout this story, he is bullied but somehow still makes friends despite his face. Other characters in the book are: Olivia (via), Miranda, Jack Will, Julian, Summer, Charlotte, Henry, Miles, Justin, Jamie, and Mr. Browne.
Katie decides to call back claiming she was in the shower then acts all happy and jolly like there was no blatant distance or issues between them. At that time what ineffective conflict style I feel is being used is the computer, because on the phone it seems they are trying so hard to have a conversation and get along with and by arguing. Another rule for good communication “Pick the right time and place” applies to Ben and Katie again also. They start to argue while going to pick up their children from summer camp. Katie then says something along the lines as “this is not the time or place”.
C-Carlos is the boy sadie haves a crush on. he works at the store. when its turn to work sadie never go in or she send someone else in there to buy her stuff. D-One reason she said she broke up with him becaus e they never go one dates and stuff.But they went to the movies once. E- She was exitcited tghat her and scott dated and she could not stop talking about it to april and sadie.
In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout mature greatly over the course of part one. At the beginning of the story, Scout gets into many fights. Scout remembers, “Catching Walter Cunningham in the school yard gave me some pleasure” (22). This quote shows that Scout beat up Walter just because she spoke up for him and got slapped. However, Scout matures later in the story because she stops beating people up, since Atticus told her not to.
G soon came up with a game making the kids realize that they all had a lot in common. When Eva went to go visit her father there was a big sign of improvement with her wanting to learn because she stated to explain what was in the book to her father. When Eva tried to give her father thee book he flipped it over and was not interested in her academics. When Mrs.G gives them the assignment to read Anne Frank it piques her interest and she begins to focus more on her academics. She starts actually asking questions and reading the book every night such as "So when's Anne Frank gonna smoke Hitler?"
Conrad returns home from a successful day back and school eager to share with his mother and shuts him out leaving him feeling lost. The song further helps the reader feel Beth's coldness toward her son. The song continues, saying, "you put up walls and paint them all a shade of gray"(Swift 10). This can be related to both Conrad and Beth. Conrad, after Buck's death slipped into a depression and hid from everyone his feelings.
I decided from that day on, I would keep a journal of my life including the comments people were sure to make about my new appearance. I was not prepared for the way my life changed. I had been just a so-so guy at school, but now I was like famous or something. Girls wanted to help me with my math because they thought I had brain damage with such a flat head actually I did not suffer any ill effects like that. It was just the Dr. listening “hall of fame” on his iPod and the knife slipped and there you have the flat head.
Although not truly apparent until the very end of the novel Grants life has taken a complete turn since the beginning when he refused to help Jefferson. Grant starts out denying the requests of Miss Emma and Tante Lou, he finally is forced into it and is unsuccessful, and then he begins to develop a bond with Jefferson and gets serious about changing his life. Finally, he gets through to Jefferson and is brought to tears the day of the execution. “Irene Cole told the class to rise, with their shoulders back. I went up to the desk and turned to face them.
However, this is somewhat odd because Leper is a very peaceful naturalist. Months after his enrollment, Gene receives a telegram saying that Leper has escaped from the military. Worrying about Leper, Gene decides to visit him where he realized that Leper has gone insane and also accusing Gene of purposely pushing Finny off the branch. When Gene returns back to Devon, Brinker does not let go of the accusation and decides to have a “trial” for the event with other boys of the school. Realizing what is going on and outraged, Finny decides to leave in tears and when reaches the marble stairs, falls down them breaking his leg again.
The first conflict is between the parents and the children. George Hadley, the father, says: “I've taken a few machines from the house and threatened [the children], a month ago, with closing up the nursery unless they did their homework. I did close it for a few days to show I meant business”(109). Although this may not seem to be a major issue to the parents, the children end up killing their parents, because of their over reliance on technology. The author is trying to issue a warning that one can become too reliant on technology, and if it is taken away, one might over-react to the situation.