Wave Sonali Deraniyagala Wave Analysis

Many children are told growing up to always go with your gut instincts because if you feel in your heart that something is wrong, it most likely is. Similarly, Laurie a highschool student struggles to choose to go with their gut and follow her heart during crucial issues that occur in her high school life. In the novel, The Wave, Todd Strasser uses dialogue, revealing actions, and symbolism throughout the story to support the theme of trusting your gut and never being afraid to do the right thing. Through Laurie heated arguments, character revealing actions, and ability to understand the significance of the salute, Todd Strasser beautifully illustrates the theme of the story.

An important idea in The Wave is ‘words can be used for harm or for good’. This idea means that words can be used to hurt people mentally and create bad things, but, at the same time can cheer a person up and change their life in a good way. The confusing thing is, is that good words can also be bad. For example, if someone said that they won their basketball game and you said ‘good’, then that would be a good thing to say. It’s also quite the same with harmful words. In The Wave, this conundrum is used in a smart way. For example, Ben Ross is taking his first class with The Wave as a base when he introduces the line,

Transverse and Longitudinal waves are different due to the fact that Longitudinal waves are waves that vibrate in a parallel direction in a back and forth motion compared to that of the motion. However, transverse waves are when the waves moves at a perpendicular direction of the motion. They are similar because they both make waves when their is motion or energy involved in their movement.

The theme of the story is to never underestimate what a warning has to say. Everyone should be prepared for what is coming. Blue Skin of the Sea said, “When I awoke the next morning, something was not right.” (pg. 96) This explains how Sonny and his family were not prepared for the tsunami. His family had no clue that a wave had hit because it was early in the morning. The book also stated, “But surely they would have heard the warnings. They would have headed to higher ground.” (pg. 100) This quotes explains how Sonny’s dad and Uncle Raz probably headed to a safer area. Because they went out early that morning, they listened to the sirens. The last quote that includes the theme is, “Some came back just before the waves hit, thinking it

The Wave is a story about a high school senior class that has been intrigued to join their teacher’s cult known as the Wave. Several people tried to prevent the denial of his movement. Laurie Saunders the main character in the wave, is a rebellious girl who is very ashamed of this movement and is not inspired by her history teacher. He shows them a very emotional video of what Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party did. Some of the students take it more personal than others do. Because of Laurie’s bravery, independence, and determination, Laurie denies the Wave.

Waves crashed into the small hull, her tiny voice being drowned out by the sound of it. Between the lighting flashes, she sees the two adults race along the boat, securing belongings that had come loose. Her brother sits near her, frightened and crying, yet somehow comforting as her tiny hands cling to his fur. The rain whipped around them, blown about by fierce winds, and she covered her head to protect against the stinging droplets. Another crack echoed in her ears, but this one was not accompanied by thunder. Water rushed over her feet as the hull bent into strange new shapes around her. Another crash of lightning revealed nothing but the now illuminated night sky, roiling with the dark clouds of the storm. Then the cold overwhelmed her, the current dragging her away from her sibling and under the water. Spinning recklessly, she flailed in the depths until the darkness set in, mercifully quieting

In this essay, the main character shows development through the main theme of isolation. Lisa Moore wrote the novel by going back and forth in the life of Helen from the time she fell in love with Cal, the way they got married to the day of tragedy when Cal died in the Ocean Rig. The protagonist is shown as a very powerful leading character. The main character is Helen, women who try her best to live her life without her husband and the antagonist is husband’s death, ocean ranger sank. It is based on a true story, this incident occurred on Valentine’s Day when the Ocean Ranger Oil Rig sank across the coast. Eighty-four people died who were on board. The author develops character in the novel by showing how dependent she was on her husband but

The Fifth Wave, a novel by Rick Yancey, tells the story of Cassie Sullivan as she tries to survive and save her brother from aliens who attacked Earth in five different waves, trying to destroy the human race.

The Wave, by Todd Strasser, is a novel about a school-wide experiment about how the German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. Two characters Laurie Saunders and Robert Billings showed a dramatic change in their actions, popularity, and their emotions from the Wave experiment. Together they had a huge impact at their school, Gordon High.

A panicked yelp rang out in the distance, followed by a screech of tires. The women continued walking, only a few casting a wondering glance towards the noise. The church bell was ringing, merry as we exited the church and the wind blew gently. My mother and father engaged the locals in conversation, eager to know more about the island we were on, Nui Tapu Tapu, a place only really known because of the tsunami damage it took on in September 2009. “What is that?” I asked my mother, as I pointed to two men dragging something black behind them. Yet before she could answer, I figured it out for myself. A strange pit formed in my stomach as I watched them drag a young dog behind them. “That must have been what caused the screech earlier.” My mother

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

Helen Keller, who was born on June 27th, 1880 and died June 1st, 1968, was one of the most important people of her time. She accomplished so much in fields such as literature and politics. The fact that she was able to do so much with her life is impressive not only in the fact that she was a woman, but more impressive due to the fact that she became blind and deaf at only eighteen months old. Through the help of Anne Sullivan though, Keller, was able to learn so much. This short story, “The Day Language Came into My Life,” is an excerpt from her autobiography, where she recalls her memories from when she first learned about language. In her story, Keller, uses a unique metaphor to describe what it was like going from no language to having a language. She does this by comparing herself to a boat in a dense fog with no compass or sounding-line, who was just lost at sea in a tangible darkness, and then the “light” came into her world. This light that meant so much to Keller was the love of her teacher, Anne Sullivan.

The premise of the story is Wave Genetics (wavegenetics.org) which allows a transfer of DNA information from one recipient to another. Wave Genetics scientists handle genetic material by waves with certain resonant frequencies, which allow manipulation of genes without physically cutting and replacing the genetic material. It works on a copy/paste principle.

What is a sound wave? A sound wave is produced by a mechanical vibration, such as a tuning fork. The vibrating object causes the surrounding medium, such as air, to vibrate as well.The wave travels through the medium to a detector, like your ear, and it is heard.As with any type of wave, a sound wave is also described by it's wavelength, amplitude, period, and frequency.

The wave can in some ways be exactly like a woman. As water, she can envelop the man, lapping and devouring him, and then trying to control him with demands and desperation. The man in the story tries to please the wave, but his attempt only frustrates him. There is realism though in the way the man cares for the wave as if she had the feelings of a human woman.