People with disabilities typically aren't treated the same. As Mandy Ratliff says "Throughout history, people with disabilities have been treated differently by society at large, because of their disability." To be more specific "'There is a tendency to patronize people with disabilities; you can either be treated like a child or like an idiot,' Lawrence Carter-Long, Network Coordinator for the Disabilities Network of New York City..."
In my elementary school I remember a boy who had a facial deformity. Now I'm not going to go into it, but people tended to avoid him. Kids would stare, and then look away when he saw them as if they never looked. Back then I didn't do anything, yes I was a bystander. Now looking back I could have helped by becoming his friend.
The message I am trying to convey is to "help the other fellow" no matter their outward appearance. Everyone is the same inside, and everyone has feelings. I hope this book helps by allowing readers to put themselves in the persons shoes.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Wonder
How does this text address the points of view (perspectives) of other groups/people, especially those who usually don’t get to tell their side?
The book Wonder by R.J Palacio definitely addresses the views of different people. The book Wonder is about a boy named August better known as August. August was always home schooled because he was born with a facial deformity. Wonder takes you through the life of August from different perspectives. Mainly August, but there are also perspectives from his sister Olivia, Justin Olivia's boyfriend and friends of August. One example that stuck out to me was Justin, not just because his section had incorrect punctuation and grammar (on purpose) but because you got to see how he reacted to meeting August. He knew that August had a facial deformity but he was still "taken by surprise". He assumed that he look close to normal because of all his surgeries. Another perspective that stuck out to me was Olivia's section. You would think that because she lived with August all his life when she saw him after a month she would feel the same. "I have to say it was so amazing being free of all that stuff... No one stared at Grans and me when we went to town to buy groceries." I think she has a right to say she felt free because she didn't have to keep worrying about how people were judging August. When Olivia came back and saw Augusts drool on his chin while he was hugging her she felt "Horrified. Sickened. Scared." People can argue that she shouldn't have felt that way, even if it only lasted a minute. I would say I agree and disagree with that. On one hand August is family and you shouldn't feel scared around them. However, she was gone for a month and she did get use to not having people stare and point. She got use to "normal" faces. It's like when you go to camp for a month and you come back to the city, and still feel in the camp spirit. yours happy to be back home, but at the same time you miss the feeling of camp. Or in this case being free of people pointing.
The book Wonder by R.J Palacio definitely addresses the views of different people. The book Wonder is about a boy named August better known as August. August was always home schooled because he was born with a facial deformity. Wonder takes you through the life of August from different perspectives. Mainly August, but there are also perspectives from his sister Olivia, Justin Olivia's boyfriend and friends of August. One example that stuck out to me was Justin, not just because his section had incorrect punctuation and grammar (on purpose) but because you got to see how he reacted to meeting August. He knew that August had a facial deformity but he was still "taken by surprise". He assumed that he look close to normal because of all his surgeries. Another perspective that stuck out to me was Olivia's section. You would think that because she lived with August all his life when she saw him after a month she would feel the same. "I have to say it was so amazing being free of all that stuff... No one stared at Grans and me when we went to town to buy groceries." I think she has a right to say she felt free because she didn't have to keep worrying about how people were judging August. When Olivia came back and saw Augusts drool on his chin while he was hugging her she felt "Horrified. Sickened. Scared." People can argue that she shouldn't have felt that way, even if it only lasted a minute. I would say I agree and disagree with that. On one hand August is family and you shouldn't feel scared around them. However, she was gone for a month and she did get use to not having people stare and point. She got use to "normal" faces. It's like when you go to camp for a month and you come back to the city, and still feel in the camp spirit. yours happy to be back home, but at the same time you miss the feeling of camp. Or in this case being free of people pointing.
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