Jack took me by surprise at the beginning of the story. I seemed to really like him, until the day of Halloween. I notice this too much in schools that I've gone to; some kid is nice to one kid until other people are around. It always breaks my heart when I see this, and seeing it happen to Auggie made my heart ache.
R.J. Palacio really pulled at my heart with this character. He wasn't who I thought he was going to be, in fact, he completely changed halfway through the story. When Jack figured out why Auggie was mad at him, he instantly felt bad. If I were August, I don't know if I would've forgave him so fast, but I probably eventually would have.
Jack really took me by surprise whenever he punched Julian. I believe that Jack was just under so much pressure to be the perfect kid in the fifth grade, and I think that all kids are under that pressure.
Thinking of myself as a future teacher, I try to think of how I would react to someone like Jack. We all get lost on our paths sometimes, and I think that's what I would tell Jack. I believe that he was confused on what he wanted in the fifth grade, when all he really needed was to be August's friend.
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