The Wave

3. What are the best parts of this book? Why? What are the worst parts of this book? Why? Give details with page numbers from the book to explain.

1. Discuss your views on this book. Did you enjoy this book or would you have wanted to read another book? Give at least 3 reasons why or why not.

I did actually really like this book. I was not sure if I was going to enjoy it when the project was first assigned, but after reading for a while, I became really interested

Laurie feels nobody recognizes her anymore during the wave movement; therefore she is brave by denying it. When Laurie goes to the football game her friends notice she refuses to give

He felt almost as if he were coming out of a trance. What had possessed him these last few days that could cause him to do something so stupid?” This quote shows me that David is in shock. He got frightened by his own actions. He no longer had a voice to speak for himself. The Wave was pushing him to fulfill certain actions. He then realizes that The Wave has possessed him to do certain things he would never even think about. He hurt his own girlfriend, the one he loved, in the name of The Wave. At this moment, both Laurie and David agree that The Wave has to end before anyone else gets hurt. Even though this was a classroom experiment, they now both perceive that it is causing harm in many ways. People are losing their individuality and are relying on The Wave to make the choices and actions for them. David obviously did not mean to do this, which is why it is obvious that The Wave has gotten out of

The characters bring a riveting story to life when reading. Throughout the book, I felt emotions left and right for the characters and what they were going through. There is a lot of mystery and questioning that will be answered later in the book, but once its done, there are still many questions being asked. when I look for a book, that is something that stands out to me because I really want to read more, and when you have that reaction to a book, that means it was worth reading. I found this book remarkable because of the behaviors, characteristics, and decisions that the characters make, and I recommend this book to everyone, even if they don’t like to

     I believe that this was a pretty decent book, at times it was boring and

Eventually Laurie persuades her boyfriend (Wave member) that ‘The Wave’ is out of control and he agrees after nearly injuring her is a disagreement about the experiment. The two then take to Mr Ross to stop the social assesment, he

It was really a joy reading it and experiencing the tolls of the tragedies on the narrator as I read. However, it was a very sad and moving story that would have you crying at parts and laughing out loud at others. I would suggest this book to anyone, as long as they enjoy books that might make them a bit emotional. Overall, I thought this was one of the best books I have ever read, just the story line was truly fantastic.

Eventually, Cora decides to teach herself how to surf. Margot is impressed. She also allows Jesse to help her. Margot teaches Cora how to deal with a rip tide and to use her instinct rather than fight with fear.

Laurie's actions had dramatically changed throughout the story. She changed from being a person who would follow everything that was popular to being her own individual person and doing what she thought was right even when it meant other people would have a different opinion . Even her best friend, someone smart as Amy was turning against her because of the Wave. It made her angry. “Well I’m

Two of these characters were Laurie Saunders and Robert Billings. I feel that these two were the most impacted by the Wave. Robert Billings was impacted mostly in a good way by the Wave. Before it began, he was the class loser, and lived in the shadow of his “perfect” older brother. He was picked on by his classmates, and slacked off in class.

Doubts of the the wave erupted for Laurie because of the insight her mother gave her about the wave. Lauries mother explained how no one will be able to express themselves or be independent while participating in the experiment. She got lost in the unity part of the wave and didn't see what was really happening until it was pointed out by her

The book itself was hard to comprehend for me because it was so detailed I didn’t remember the important parts. It was a good story with a good moral but I never was excited or eager to read it. In other words it never put me on the edge of my seat. So basically what i’m saying is that this story was boring. Yes there was some action but it wasn’t intense in my opinion. To make this book better I would say don't depict the details on what doesnt matter and focus more on the moral or the lesson of the story. But the book did very well putting the lesson out there, but adding more detail would make it that much easier to

Caught up in the compelling experiment Ben falls for the role of a dictator as his student’s improvement increases his lust for power. Once the students embrace the ideas about community and discipline, Ross begins to have more power over them as “…they wanted him to lead them …something he could not deny”, indicating that he had a good feeling which rapidly developed and controlled him. They were eager to learn more about the Wave and as a result Ben Ross becomes defensive of his project when questioned by the school principal. Ross longs to lead as being the leader of the movement makes him thirsty for power, thus he becomes manipulated. He ‘slipped into the role of a dictator’ but as the experiment progressed and Ross came across his students saluting in the hallways, he realised that his class is not ‘a science lab’.