Joe is writing about a passage from Wonder by R. J.
Palacio.
Which best shows that Joe is using a personal connection to
understand August's character?
I walked toward Jack and followed him out of the auditorium.
He held the double doors open for me, and as I passed by,
he looked at me right in the face, kind of daring me to look
back at him, which I did. Then I actually smiled. I don't know.
Sometimes when I have the feeling like I'm almost crying, it
can turn into an almost-laughing feeling. And that must have
been the feeling I was having then, because I smiled, almost
like I was going to giggle.
which best shows that joe is using a personal connection to understand august's character?
I know how it feels to want to laugh and cry at once.
When my family had my grandfather's funeral, we were
very sad. But still we laughed, remembering Grandpa's
funny jokes. I understand how August felt.
I know how August must be feeling. Sometimes I am just
so happy I want to cry, like the time I got a bike for my
birthday. I cried happy tears.
Just thinking about August makes me want to cry. It must
be so hard to be so different looking and have so many
physical challenges. I feel sorry for him, because he just
wants to have friends, and nobody likes him.
August made people feel uncomfortable because he was
different. He did not mean to, but he sometimes made little
children cry and older people laugh. I think that is what the
story means about laughing and crying.