Respuestas
Julian is not evil, nor twisted, nor any of those adjectives that the elders insist on attributing to him. He just wants things to go back to the way they were last year, when he was the most popular fourth and all the kids laughed at his jokes. When August Pullman and his ugly face had not yet reached Beecher High School.
In August's Lesson we saw Auggie through many eyes: those of Via, his sister, who loves him madly; those of Jack Will, who despite everything ends up proving to be a great friend; those of Summer, who accepts it without prejudices from the first moment ... Perhaps and only perhaps, when finishing reading the book you noticed that you lacked something. That you needed to see Auggie through a couple of more eyes: Julian's eyes. What can lead an eleven-year-old boy to hate another so strongly?
With a different style to the one used for the other characters, but which fits perfectly with Julian, R. J. Palacio answers that and many other questions, closing all the lines left open in the first installment. From the protagonist's hand, we review the most important moments of this, focusing on something that we could not see then: what happens in summer, once the classes are over.
The strong point of the novel lies, no doubt, in the characters. The particular parents of Julian, his eccentric but charming grandmother, Mr. Traseronian, Mr. Brown ... They are so real that sometimes it is hard to believe that they are not made of flesh and blood, but of paper and ink.
And then there's Julian. Although in August's lesson we saw him in the antagonistic role, now we realize that he really is not more than a child. A child who makes mistakes and gets carried away by the situation that he has had to live, but, first of all, a child. And, like every child, he is able to learn and forgive ... even if it costs him to realize it. We are moving alongside it, seeing how it evolves, and in the end we learn a lesson as important as August's: there are no bad or good people, but good or bad actions.
The story of Julian, more than a second part, is the chapter that lacked The Lesson of August: realistic, moving and with a film ending. If you liked the first installment as much as we do, do not hesitate to rediscover with Julian the beloved story of August Pullman.