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Dad (Nate Pullman) is August and Via's dad. He met Mom when they were students at Brown University, and they've been together ever since. August thinks his dad is a jokester and a comedian. Dad is initially unwilling to send August to school while Mom wants August to go, though the two flip sides after Mom attends the meeting with August and Mr. Tushman. Once August makes his decision, Dad does his best to impress upon him that he needs to speak up if he needs help, and that he'll support August to the best of his abilities. Dad seems slightly more easy-going than Mom, which helps Via in particular feel close to him. She's more willing to talk to Dad about the problems she has with her friends at school, which is mostly because Dad makes more of an effort to keep his smaller promises to Via. Right before August's graduation ceremony, Dad admits that he actually threw away August's beloved space helmet several years prior. He begs August to understand that he loves August's face and couldn't bear to see him continually covering it up. August forgives Dad and jokingly suggests that he'll use the information to blackmail Dad later, which Dad takes as a sign of August's growing maturity. To this end, Dad is very willing throughout the novel to treat August in a more adult way when August asks for it, as when August asks Dad not to call him "Auggie Doggie."
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Via: A Tour of the Galaxy
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After you've seen someone else going through that, it feels kind of crazy to complain over not getting the toy you had asked for, or your mom missing a school play. I knew this even when I was six years old.
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August: Daisy's Toys
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So I went to my bed and put on my pajamas without anyone telling me to and put the night-light on and turned the light off and crawled into the little mountain of stuffed animals I had left on my bed earlier.
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August: Understudy
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"Daddy, can you please not call me Auggie Doggie anymore?" I whispered in Dad's ear.
Dad smiled and nodded and gave me a thumbs-up.
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August: Home (2)
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"There are always going to be jerks in the world, Auggie," she said, looking at me. "But I really believe, and Daddy really believes, that there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other. Just like Jack was there for you. And Amos. And those other kids."
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Dad Quotes in Wonder
The Wonder quotes below are all either spoken by Dad or refer to Dad. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Via: A Tour of the Galaxy
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After you've seen someone else going through that, it feels kind of crazy to complain over not getting the toy you had asked for, or your mom missing a school play. I knew this even when I was six years old.
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August: Daisy's Toys
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So I went to my bed and put on my pajamas without anyone telling me to and put the night-light on and turned the light off and crawled into the little mountain of stuffed animals I had left on my bed earlier.
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August: Understudy
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"Daddy, can you please not call me Auggie Doggie anymore?" I whispered in Dad's ear.
Dad smiled and nodded and gave me a thumbs-up.
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August: Home (2)
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"There are always going to be jerks in the world, Auggie," she said, looking at me. "But I really believe, and Daddy really believes, that there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other. Just like Jack was there for you. And Amos. And those other kids."
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