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Which character's actions have greatly impacted August in Mr. Browne's October precept "'Your deeds are your monuments.' -inscription on an Egyptian tomb"?

"'Your deeds are your monuments.' -inscription on an Egyptian tomb" is Mr. Browne's October precept.

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Summer Dawson is an example of a character whose behavior has affected August a great deal. By sitting with him at lunch and inviting him to her house to work on their school projects together, she helps to reverse August's feelings of isolation and alienation.

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I will discuss the impact that Summer Dawson has on our protagonist Auggie's life.

Summer's name may not have been chosen at random, because she certainly brings light and warmth into August's world. She steps into August's life when he has just sat down at a table alone on his first day at Beecher Prep. This was a moment in which he truly needed a friend, and it is the first of two examples I will provide of Summer being a wonderful friend to August and having a significant impact on his life. She immediately proves that she has a unique ability to talk to him like he's just another normal kid, and her warm, sunny nature brightens many of August's days.

Later in the story, Summer is the first kid at Beecher Prep to invite August to her house after school. The plan is for them to work...

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on a school project together, and Summer has the kindness and foresight to give her mother a heads up about August's appearance and warn her not to react negatively when she sees him. By inviting August over, Summer helps August to feel like a "normal" kid. Her kindness helps to counteract the effect that bullies and unkind kids were having on him at school.

The meaning of Mr. Browne's October precept is that one's actions are significant and long-lasting. This is certainly true of Summer's actions towards August.

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In the novel WonderAuggie's teacher Mr. Browne introduces his students to precepts—rules to guide behaviors and thoughts. In October, Mr. Browne's precept was "your deeds are your monuments." Auggie recognizes that this means that your actions and how you behave toward people will leave as lasting an impression as a statue or monument. 

There are many characters in the novel who behave in a way that affects Auggie a great deal. One such character is Jack Will, who affects Auggie both negatively and positively in the story. Auggie meets Jack before school begins, and Jack is very kind toward Auggie. As such, Auggie becomes close friends with Jack and learns that the kids at school are not as rude as he thinks they will be. On Halloween, however, Auggie overhears Jack telling some other boys that the principal forced him to befriend Auggie and that he would kill himself if he looked like Auggie. This has a negative impact on Auggie, and he learns that middle school is a challenging time during which it is necessary to know who your friends are.

Ultimately, we find out that Jack really did enjoy being friends with Auggie and only said those things to impress the popular boy, Julian. Auggie and Jack become friends again, and as a result, Jack teaches Auggie the true meaning of friendship beyond the perspective of vanity.

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Mr. Brown's precept for October is quite relevant to the construction of the novel's plot.  One character that has behaved in a way that has affected Auggie a great deal would be Via.  Auggie's older sister represents the idea that deeds are an individual's monuments.  Her compassion and defense of Auggie is powerful enough to represent her monuments towards her sibling.  When so many lack clarity of action and vision in knowing what to do regarding Auggie, Via is lucid.  She embodies how one's actions are their monuments towards others.  As a result of her love and devotion towards Auggie, he is able to recognize that there can be hope and restoration in a world that is most likely one that he experiences in the harshest of manners.  Via represents how one's deeds represent monuments in the type of support she gives to Auggie.  When she tells her brother that "kids are stupid" or when she reprimands adults who are staring at Auggie with "What the heck are you looking at?" I'd say to people—even grown-ups," it is clear that Via's deeds are important to August.  In both intent and result, they represent a path through the wilderness that August is condemned to navigate. Her actions, even her guilt about sometimes wishing that things could be simpler, are examples of monuments built in defense of her brother.  They impact Auggie in being able to provide hope in a world where there might not be much of it.

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Which character in Wonder significantly impacts August, considering Mr. Browne's precept?

Given the way that the novel is constructed, you could pick almost any character and show how that character has affected August.

I would think that one of the most direct approaches to this would be to choose Auggie's mother. From the most literal perspective, she has given birth to him.  Another way she impacts Auggie is that she reminds him of his inherent, internal beauty.  Auggie loves to hear the story of his birth because it always ends with his mother looking into his eyes and not dwelling on the condition of his face.  This affects Auggie in a positive way because it offers him hope even while he is in a negative setting.  

Auggie's mother's constant defense of him and tireless advocacy for him is what enables him to endure and eventually triumph over the negative, challenging conditions of his life.  

In these ways, I think that you might be able to construct a narrative in which Auggie's mother has acted in a way that has significantly impacted him. Her deeds, the actions in defense and in honor of her child, are her monuments to Auggie. These monuments are some of the reasons that he is able to experience the growth that he does. The "monumental" importance she has for him is representative of why she can be seen as one of the most important characters in the narrative.

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