We dont know all that much about julians mother, melissa albans, but what we do know doesnt paint a very flattering picture. Character analysis of julian albans in the novel wonder bartleby. Many people have expressed the desire that julian should have his own entry in wonder, giving greater insight into the thoughts and feelings of his abrasive personality. He is the husband of melissa albans and the father of julian albans. Julian is the antagonist of the book and is augusts bully. He was born without cheekbones, eye sockets and ears abcs elizabeth vargas has spent three years documenting the young boys story. It does say though, he has dark hair brushed forward. The character of julian albans in wonder from litcharts the. The long and the short of this kid is that hes a creep. Palacio courtesy of knopf books for young readers my favorite childrens book of 2012, wonder, has a new companion. Character profile for julian albans from wonder wonder.
Auggie took his star wars poster off the wall, he left baboo at home, he cut his hair, and didnt want his parents kissing him at graduation. Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Fearing he would react badly, palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening. He bullies august and makes sure no one will be his friend. And thats just some of the nastiness julian serves up in this book. Julian albans is a student who attends beecher prep school and the main antagonist of the book and movie despite reforming at the end of the latter. Hes an only child, and his popularity at school is really important to him, which is part of why he was so mean to auggie. Julian albans is a student at beecher prep and the former antagonist in wonder, along with being the main protagonist in the julian chapter. Auggie jacob tremblay and jack will noah jupe run into a pack of aggressive kids looking for a fight but thankfully get some unexpected help. Julian is meanspirited towards auggie from the beginning of wonder, and he doesnt change throughout the course of the book. Join facebook to connect with julian albans and others you may know. In the book wonder, what are julians and summers last names.
He is one of those kids who is great in front of the grownups, but when it comes to the unpopular kids, like august, he is not the same way. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. The novel suggests that julians bullying stem from the behavior that his parents, his mother in particular, model for him. Julian albans is one of auggies biggest obstacles at beecher prep. Wonder character list the resource for readers, book. Hes rude to auggie and makes other kids feel like they have to be, too. Tushman inviting julian to show august around the school before the school year starts. Its a pity, perhaps, that palacio didnt give voice to auggies worst tormenter, the stuckup bully julian albans, but there are terrific contributions from jack, who has problems becoming auggie. And whereas mirandas rejection of via is eventually explained in a way that makes us really feel for her check out her writeup elsewhere in this section for more on that, julians meanspiritedness is left to stand on its own. When august pullman, a boy with horrible face deformities, comes to julians. The character of julian albans in wonder from litcharts. Despite the fact that julian is a known bully among the student body, teachers seem less aware of his bad behavior, as evidenced by mr. Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r.
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