Wonder: The Hallowen catastrophe

The Halloween catastrophe

I am now up to page 117 recently in the book it was Halloween and the people at the school got to wear Halloween costumes. While there he hears a conversation that his "friend" Jack is in. This conversation leads to August running away and faking being sick, and proceeding to not do one of his favorite holidays, Halloween

1. Explain how the point of view in part 2 is different from that in part 1? Do they match up?

This new point of view focuses on Via and yes it does connect up. It starts with how the start of school has gone for her some of her past and some of her problems with August. It goes through some of the problems she face and the conflict he's in.

2. In at least a paragraph, describe the challenges do you think Via might face being Auggie’s sister?

Some people will begin thinking different of her for having a brother with a "disability". It has also affected her personality making her more protective of her brother. One other thing is that her parents don't treat her as well as they would without August she is second in line for things in the family.

Via says “August is the Sun.” Explain what she means and why she feels this way?

The sun is the center of attention in her example then the planets are his family they follow him, making sure he is always safe and always alright. He is always surrounded and treated specially.

Do you agree with Via that she and her parents have made a mistake by always trying to make August feel like he is normal? Is this a problem? Explain.

Yes, he should embrace the fact that he's different and be proud he's not the same as the crowd. If he is always treated normally he won't be ready for what will happen to him as he grows up the certain people he will face. Treating him normally doesn't prepare him for his life ahead of him since he isn't a normal kid.

Why does Via go by Olivia at high school? How is Via finding the high school?

She doesn't want to be known as the girl with a deformed brother as much so she trys to be called something different. She isn't finding high school good as she believes her old best friends are changing so for a real it doesn't go that well but then towards the end of what we have read so far, it is getting better for her.
What are the odds of Via having a child that looks like August? Do you think these are good odds? Explain.

I do not know the exact odds but it is extremely rare since in order for that to happen both parents need to have a single cell of that disease and then there's only a chance it will happen to the baby being born (that's why she isn't like that)

Explore the character, Miranda? Why did she call August at the end of Part 2? Explain

At first in the book, she is seen as a person that used to be amazing but then changed and became a different person so she can be popular. However, in the end, you find out that Miranda calls August to see how he's doing and to also say that he misses Via being her friend. This changes our point of view on Miranda.
Describe Via as a character? Do you empathize with her?

She is a very caring person that tries her best to look after August but not overly protect him at the same time (if you understand). Her life is likely quite rough at times because of her caring personality and people knowing her as the "girl with a deformed brother".

What do you think will happen to August when he returns to school?

He will probably just stay with Summer whenever he can seeing that Jack said that thing to Julian that he overheard. His classes will change majorly with him trying to be alone as no one else is in his class now that he likes.