Part six brings us back to August. In this part, a lot happens. First, August gets his hearing aids. He did not want these. He did not like the way they looked and didn't want to bring more attention to himself. He is defiant to wearing them up until the moment they are placed in his ears and turned on. When August heard clearly for the first time, he no longer complained. It was a very sweet moment knowing Auggie could truly hear for the first time.
Later in the Part 6, the family comes to find out Via's secret about her upcoming play. Her mother confronts her and Via admits to her the true reason why she doesn't want her family to come, she wants to keep her new school life separate from her home life, from August. August finds out and is hurt and hides out in his bedroom. While this is going on a terrible sad thing occurs, the family dog become very sick and passes away. I have no problem admitting that I was in tears when reading the section about the dog, Daisy. Daisy was a major part of the family and everyone loved her so much. It really was a heartbreaking moment in the book. August was very connected to Daisy. Animals did not treat August differently, they loved him just as anyone else. When Daisy died, it somewhat brought the family back together. They were drifting a little bit because of the great changes the children were going through. Olivia started high school and August was now in school for the first time. Life's were being formed outside of the family for the first time. Daisy dying reminded them how important they were to each other.
There is a quote that comes later in Part 6 that I really liked that Auggie's mother said about love. The quote is below. 
I thought this was a beautiful and powerful quote. Love is not about what you see, it is about how you feel. This is so true and fits beautifully within this story. I know the mother is talking about Daisy and the grandmother, but the quote fits with so many other aspects of the story.
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