What happens during the day of Halloween? (Part 1 Auggie)

The day starts off great: because nobody can recognize Auggie, nobody stares at his face. Then, though, Auggie gets to homeroom and overhears a conversation that Julian and some other kids are having. They are making fun of the way Auggie looks; one particular boy dressed as a mummy keeps saying horrible things. He says that he only hangs out with Auggie because Tushman asked him to at the beginning of the year, and that he thinks he would kill himself if he looked like Auggie. Auggie realizes that the speaker is Jack and, crushed, runs from the room. He fakes an illness and his Mom comes to pick him up from school; once home, he swears to himself that he will never go back to school again.

Halloween day is usually a fun and festive time where children and adults dress up in costumes, go to school celebrations, and later go trick-or-treating to collect sweets in the evening.

In Wonder (Auggie’s part 1), Halloween is especially important because Auggie goes to school wearing a costume, and he feels both excited and nervous about how his classmates will react to him. The day shows how he often worries about being judged, but it also highlights the importance of kindness and acceptance toward others who may feel different.

On Halloween day, children dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating to collect candy.
In Wonder, Auggie feels nervous but excited because he can wear a costume and feel more confident around others.