Last night, I watched a film called Wonder. It was about a ten year boy named Augie, who had Treacher Colllins Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes one to have facial deformities. The film goes through Augie's first year in a private school, having been homeschooled beforehand. One of his classmate's, who befriends him, was named Summer, an quiet young girl. What was ironic about Summer was that she was an African American. Most of Augie's classmates were white, and racially Summer would be identified as a minority.
When Summer spoke in the movie, she would say talk in a thoughtful and insightful manner. Summer was portrayed differently than stereotypical African American girls in Hollywood films, who tend to be portrayed as loud and aggressive. Summer was able to defend herself when her classmates were putting her down, similarly to how African American girls have portrayed in other films, but she was very calm about it. She did not care what her classmates thought of her, especially when she decided to eat lunch with Augie, who was sitting by himself and being made fun of by Summer's friends.
Summer was one of my favorite characters in the movie Wonder, because she was taking in the interests of Augie, and did not care what others thought of her. I would of not liked Summer any more or less because of her race, rather I was attracted to her because of her strong morality. Many people judge others due to their race, but we should look at race as an asset to someone's character and personality, instead of only identifying them by their race.
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