2N1's Characterisation of August by Ms Hannah Tan https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie What do YOU think of Auggie?:) en-us 2019-05-09 01:30:26 UTC 2026-02-18 22:21:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f913.png August feels insecure about his appearance. He is conscious of how he looks because he is aware of how others would react to his appearance. mshannahtan https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358299020 Evidence: “I know ordinary kids don’t get stared at wherever they go.”  (page 3)]]> 2019-05-09 01:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358299020 August feels sad because a lot of people make fun of his look and judge him.Others also thinks that August is a freak. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318438  - Jevan]]> 2019-05-09 03:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318438 August is extremely sensitive and observant . He knows when people are looking at him with distaste and frighten eyes. Every time a negative comment was said about him , the hurt he feels inside boils up and become worse. He cannot get use to the hate no matter how hard he tried or think. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318581 “I could tell I was being stared at without even looking up. I knew that people were nudging each other, watching me out of the corners of their eyes . I thought i was used to those kinds of stares by now, but I guess I wasn’t (Page 49-50 )
- Helen]]> 2019-05-09 03:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318581 August was very aware that his appearance is different from other kids , he felt very insecure about it . He has low self-esteem about his looks but he really wants to fit in. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318988 evidence: “run away screaming in playgrounds" 

- yutong (๑･̑◡･̑๑)]]> 2019-05-09 03:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318988 August know no one will touch him as people think he is contagious to touch by his appearance.People would just stared at him and talk behind his back. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318990
Evidence: “I know ordinary kids don’t get stared at wherever they go.”
-Halizah 2N1]]> 2019-05-09 03:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358318990 August feels like a burden because Jack, Julian and Charlotte was forced to be friends with him only because Mr Tushman wanted him to feel welcome and not feel left out. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319094
Evidence: "they stood by the door looking straight at Mr. Tushman like their lives depended on it.”

-Nadia]]> 2019-05-09 03:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319094 August feels sad, insecure and low self-esteem about his looks because he often get looked at by others. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319255 Evidence: “i won’t describe what i look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.”
- Cadencia]]> 2019-05-09 03:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319255 August feels very pestimistic about his face.So much so that he likes to hide his face at festivals,indicating that he also fears about the reactions of other people. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319344
Evidence:"I get to go around like every other kid with a mask and nobody thinks I look weird.Nobody takes a second look.Nobody knows me.Nobody notices me."(page 73)
-Pin Hao]]> 2019-05-09 03:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319344 August feels that no one touches him because he is different and weird . People treat August as if he has a disease . August is very lonely because no one touches him , even his close friends . https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319377
Evidence : "I noticed not too long ago that even though people were getting used to me , no one would actually touch me."
- Nardia]]> 2019-05-09 03:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319377 Even though August doesn't look as good looking as others around him, he still has some very good friends. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319411 Evidence "I have a few good friends now. Christopher is my best friend, followed by Zachary and Alex. We've known each other since we were babies. And since they've always known me the way I am, they're used to me. When we were little, we used to have playdates all the time" (page 4)
Explanation:
Even though August looks ugly, these people accepted him for what he looks like and became friends with him. They also played with him which proves how good of a friend they are. 
- Kevin]]> 2019-05-09 03:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319411 August is affected by others reacting to him. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319457 - Johann]]> 2019-05-09 03:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319457 August does not like how he looks and wants to look normal and he is very sensitive. He wants to have a normal face so that people wont stare at him with weird expressions all the time, he does not like the look he has and he wishes that everyone would ignore about his face. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319463 Evidence: "i would wish that i could walk down the street without people seeing me and then doing that look-away thing"
- Kiwwi (Kian Wee)]]> 2019-05-09 03:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319463 August feels awkward around people and he knows his surroundings very well he could even tell if someone was staring at him without even looking.Negative thoughts overwhelms him a lot but he tries to have a positive mindset.He is also brave and strong and tries not to let other people comments get to him https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319549 Evidence:”I know how to pretend I don’t see the faces they make”
~Tiffany]]> 2019-05-09 03:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319549 August is a boy who knows about himself and is proud of who he is, he really thinks he is a wonderful child and and a is actually some special kid and is confident in whatever happens to him most of the time in the story he portrays himself as a kid who can control taunts and always have a reason for everything and standing up for him self in ways he can https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319554  "I mean I don't want to brag or anything, but I am actually considered something of a medical wonder, you know"(130)Falisha ]]> 2019-05-09 03:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319554 https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319673 August is quite self-aware about his condition and appearance.This is because these things has toughened up and the unkind treatment the society gave him.

"But I’m kind of used to how I look by now.I know how to pretend I don’t see the faces people make.” (Pg 3)

-Yu Yang]]> 2019-05-09 03:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319673 August is sometimes confident about himself and he has a great sense of humour. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319822
Evidence: "I mean, I don't want to brag or anything, but I'm actually considered something of a medical wonder, you know."

-Isaac Neo]]> 2019-05-09 03:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319822 August is not an ordinary kid. But he feels ordinary on the inside. But people see him as a ‘Lizard Face’ and ‘Monster’ but he is ahead of the school in science which is quite shocking. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319866 Evidence: "I know ordinary kids don’t make ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds."
(Jenson)]]> 2019-05-09 03:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319866 August has low self esteem about his appearance and doubts his face that he is able to sense people staring at him and wishes he had a normal face that no one ever notices. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319893 Evidence: "If I found a magic lamp and I could have one wish,I wish that I had a normal face no one ever noticed at all”
(page 3)

- Saloni -]]> 2019-05-09 03:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358319893 August is a mature kid.No matter how others reacted to his face,he does nothing about it not because he cannot change it,but because he has to live with it.He is fine with his face.He will not change his appearance despite the words of others.He is proud of himself and how he looks. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320025 Evidence:"But I'm kind of used to how I look by now."
(Page 3 Line 12)

-Alif]]> 2019-05-09 03:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320025 August has self-awareness of his condition and appearance, he also toughen up because of the unkind treatment. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320287 "Kind of used to how i look by now. I know how to pretend I don't see the faces people make" (page 3)
-Brent]]> 2019-05-09 03:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320287 Under the happy boy who smiles is somebody that hopes to be normal. He just wants to fit in and be ordinary. But he can’t , because he was born to stand out . And sometimes when certain stuffs are being said , he can relate to it as he sees himself in the situation. He desperately wants to be someone else. Another identity, another face. He does not want to be known for being August Pullman, the boy with the weird face. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320664 “ I like that . “ August said , nodding a lot . “ I really like that , Summer . That means in my next life I won’t be stuck with this face . ( Page 129 )
- Helen]]> 2019-05-09 03:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320664 August is a really smart person. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320762 "Third of all, he's really smart(pg142) 

-Jing Rui]]> 2019-05-09 03:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320762 August feels ordinary from the inside even though he is aware that he is different from other children and even though he pretend to not see the faces and he is used to it,i feel that he is just showing that he is okay but i feel that he feels hurt inside. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320819
'I know how to pretend i dont see the faces people make' (page 3)

-Aleesya]]> 2019-05-09 03:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320819 August is very brave.It is because he is willing to go to school with his face and is trying his best to cope in school. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320889 Evidence “I would have been more nervous about meeting Mr Tushman if I’d known I was also going to be meeting some kids from the new school.” 
-Phuc]]> 2019-05-09 03:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320889 fmohdsofian https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320910 Augest knows that he is not normal and he tries to show that he is not bothered about it but deep down he is bothered and he wishes to have a normal face so that people does not look at him and then does the "look away" thing (l know ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds I know ordinary kids don't gat stared at wherever they go. If I had a magical lamp I wish that I had an ordinary face that no one ever noticed
Fiaras

]]> 2019-05-09 03:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320910 August is a kid that is special but in terms of other people’s perspective they look at him like he is not like them but like another person from another planet that made me feel left out and sad but some people chose to be friends with him and they did not care about how the others think about them and him, just like summer she chose to sit with August and not bother about her friends. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320945
Evidence: ”I looked up,and a girl I never saw before was standing across from my table with a lunch tray full of food.She had Long wavy brown hair,wore brown T-shirt with a purple peace sign on it.”]]> 2019-05-09 03:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358320945 August hates himself having his face not like everyone's else as people just keep starring at him. He just want to be a kid like everyone's else , having an ordinary face so he can escape from this problem his face everyday. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321054
Evidence:"If I found a a magic lamp and i could jave onw wish,I would wish that i had a normal face that no one ever noticed at all.I would wish that I could walk down the street is that no one else sees me that way"
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-Kc]]> 2019-05-09 03:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321054 August knows that Via is not seeing him as ordinary because he knows that Via is a little protective of him. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321216 Evidence. "Via doesn't see me as ordinary."
~ Deone]]> 2019-05-09 03:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321216 August feels that he doesnt blend in with the society because of his face. And though he is ordinary on the inside but other people always judge him due to his appearance. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321365
Evidence: "But i know ordinary kids dont make other ordinary kids run away screaming in the playgrounds.i know ordinary kids don't get scared wherever they go"
Kian Wee]]> 2019-05-09 03:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321365 August knows that people don't like the way that he looks https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321426 Evidence "people seeing me and doing that look-away thing" (page 3)
Explanation:
If people didn't mind he looks like, they wouldn't be doing that "look-away thing" 
-Kevin]]> 2019-05-09 03:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321426 August is trying to think about his good times and bad times in school since he started school in September. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321973 Evidence: "Do people go out of their way to avoid touching you,Via?” August answered, which left me momentarily without an answer. “Yeah,right. That’s what I thought. So don’t compare your bad days at school to mine,okay?” (Pg 115)
-Yu Yang]]> 2019-05-09 03:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358321973 August is a normal kid. However, his physical appearance makes him stand out. The only person everyone looks at. His deformity is the main attention. It is not his personality,it is his face. Everyone will have a look at his face at least once in their lives. Others think that his face ruins anything he gets into. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322196 Evidence: "The photographer looked like he just sucked on a lemon when he saw me.I'm sure he thought I ruined the picture."
-Alif]]> 2019-05-09 03:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322196 August knows that he is actually an ordinary kid in the inside. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322227 Evidence "I mean sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that make me ordinary. I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside" 
Explanation:
By doing these things that most people do, as a normal kid, he knows that he's actually normal in the inside. 
-Kevin]]> 2019-05-09 03:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322227 Anonymous https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322238 When August walks along the hallways of the schools he can sense and predict that kids are staring and looking at him.he knows that kids also talk behind his back. And in classes no one would sit beside him and during canteen usually others kids will sit together but for August he sits alone during recess. (Jenson)]]> 2019-05-09 03:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322238 I think Auggie is insecure of himself. https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322281 Evidence : "if i found a magic lamp , i would wish that i had a normal face " shows that auggie knows that he doesnt have a normal face. " i would wish that i could walk down the street without people seeing me and then doing that look-away thing " shows that auggie knows that alot of people keep looking at him but when they see his face , they look away and that shows that they are scared of his face. 
- miki ]]> 2019-05-09 03:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358322281 https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358770337 August is a nice guy]]> 2019-05-10 07:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mshannahtan/2n1characterisationofAuggie/wish/358770337