It should come as no surprise, then, that critical race theory, which seeks to change the reigning paradigm of civil rights thought, has sparked stubborn resistance.” This characterization serves to dismiss their critics rather than admitting that critics might have ideas worth grappling with, the authors write them off as simply resistant to improving our civil rights. In Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, Richard Delgado (one of the founders of CRT) and Jean Stefancic characterize opposition to CRT this way: “As Thomas Kuhn has shown, paradigms resist change. They refuse to consider the possibility that critics might have something to add to the discussion.
Many of its most prominent academics impugn the motives of anyone who disagrees with them.
I am so very excited for the next two reads!!Ī copy was provided by Random House for review.Critical Race Theory has a scholarship problem. The Julian Chapter is a must-read for fans of Wonder.Įndnote: I read this as part of Auggie & Me. While I don’t approve of language usage (even if Julian never quotes her language) and other things she does with her son, her story deeply moved my heart and is easily my favorite part of this chapter. I have to give a shout out to his awesome grandmother. As for Julian, learning his fears reminded me that he’s just a kid, meeting his grandmother showed me that he can love, and seeing his growth showed me the human potential to mature. But I can relate to her desire to protect her son (even if she doesn’t go about it in the best way). The Julian Chapter opened my heart to feel sympathy for Julian, and it reminds me that, in the end, we are all human. More than that, it shows us that he has the potential to learn from his mistakes and grow as a human being. The Julian Chapter gives us an opportunity to see what makes Julian who he is and why he began picking on Auggie. If we only had Wonder, we might be left with the impression that people like Julian are inherently mean spirited and cannot change. That said, I still appreciate the chance to get into Julian’s mind.
Furthermore, there is no excuse for the way he treats Auggie. Not even at the end of the chapter – though he does take a step in the right direction. While he has his reasons for disliking Auggie, the fact of the matter is that he’s a coward who can’t face his fears. In fact, he seems like a bully who enjoys picking on those different from him and refuses to admit when he’s wrong.įrankly, even after reading this chapter, I can’t entirely like Julian. It’s true that Julian doesn’t show much depth as a character in Auggie’s story. Palacio mentions that Julian doesn’t have his own chapter in Wonder because he never bothers to get to know Auggie and thus doesn’t have something to contribute to Auggie’s story.
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