Last, consider August. What if the book didn't contain August's own perceptions? Our whole outlook on August would be completely different. So this made me think...how do I react to individuals who seem just a little different? Do I try to see life through their eyes, or do I just pass judgments based solely on what I see? Perception is everything.
Before reading this book, if I would have seen someone like Auggie walking down the street, I probably would have done the "eye thing" that Auggie describes in the book. I would have looked at the child, quickly glanced away, and then looked back and smiled. But this one glance could be enough to make the child feel unwanted, unloved, and horribly different.
But this book changed that for me! It made me think about my everyday actions, and my dealings with other people. I grew to love August while reading this book. As cheesy as it sounds, he became like a brother and a friend to me. Yet, August isn't all that different from you and me... Thus, we should treat everyone with an open eye and an open heart. We should realize that others have trials, just like we have trials and Via has trials. Others have trials like August, and, yes, they have trials just like Julian.
We all may be different, but we are all very similar.
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