Courage: RJ Palacio explores the theme of courage through the character of August in several ways in the novel Wonder., August's first act of courage is agreeing to go to school for the first time., This is a brave decision because he knows that everyone will stare at him, but he decides to go anyway., Secondly, August is courageous when he goes to the retreat., He is nervous because he has never spent a night away from his family, but his decision to go anyway clearly shows courage., A final way that August shows courage is when he stands up to the seventh-grade bullies, saying "'We're a lot smaller than you guys...'" (p.266), Standing up to four older boys takes a lot of courage from August., Overall, August demonstrates courage in various ways throughout the novel., Kindness: The theme of kindness is demonstrated through the character of Summer in three key ways., Firstly, Summer chooses to sit with Auggie on the first day of school because, in her words, she "felt sorry for him" (p119)., Summer knows that people will judge her for this, but she chooses to be kind anyway., Additionally, Summer is kind to Jack when she gives him a hint about why Auggie is upset with him., She does not break her promise to Auggie, but finds a way to be kind by telling Jack: "'Bleeding Scream'" (p132)., Finally, Summer is kind to both Jack and Auggie when she invites Jack to sit with them at lunch. , Summer knows that the boys want to make up, and her kind act allows them to become friends again., In these ways, RJ Palacio has used the character of Summer to explore the theme of kindness in Wonder., Friendship: The author demonstrates the theme of friendship through the character of Miranda in three main ways in Wonder., First of all, Miranda gives Auggie an astronaut helmet when he is little., This shows that Miranda is thoughtful, as she knows that Auggie finds it hard to be out in public. , Secondly, Miranda persuades Mr. Davenport to do Our Town instead of The Elephant Man., This shows her friendship towards both Via and Auggie, because she knows that doing The Elephant Man would be upsetting for them. , Thirdly, Miranda admits that when she makes up with Via she feels happy "for the first time in a very, very long time" (p248)., This shows that Miranda truly feels friendship for Via, and has missed her this year., RJ Palacio has explored the theme of friendship through Miranda in these three main ways., Character: RJ Palacio explores the theme of good character in Wonder through the character Jack in three key ways., Firstly, Jack agrees to welcome August to the school despite not actually wanting to., Jack changes his mind because he realises that Auggie will find middle school tough, which shows his good character because he puts someone else before himself., Secondly, Jack demonstrates good character when he sends apology emails to Julian and Mr. Tushman., This shows that Jack can reflect on his actions and own up to doing the wrong thing., Thirdly, Jack shows good character when he apologises to August for what he said during Halloween., By not denying his actions and saying sorry, Jack shows that he does have good character after all., In these ways, the author has demonstrated the theme of good character through Jack in the novel.,

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