Theme in Wonder-A Short Essay
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"Have no friends not equal to yourself." -Confucius
My favorite of Mr. Browne's precepts from Wonder by R. J. Palacio. This essay reflects on how this theme is demonstrated by the character relationships throughout the book.
*Update on 11/25/17: I've added my review of the new Wonder movie. (minor spoiler warning)
*Update on 12/2/17: I changed the Note at the beginning in response to recent events concerning plagiarism.
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