The Wave

Although life at home was bleak, school had become like a safe haven for Jeannette. Enough food to scrounge from the trash for her to eat, radiators, and The Maroon Wave. Joining The Maroon Wave, the school newspaper, helped to realize her passion in life. “What the reporter wrote influenced

Teenagers are seen as the most apathetic age group time and time again; with growing problems in today’s world concerning politics, the economy, and social issues, it’s no wonder the youth of today are they way they are. There is little to no hope for them to completely change everything for the better without help from the older generations. The youth should be able to live freely, as they choose without the restriction of older generation’s strict standards like the absolute necessity of a good reputation. Some choose to live their lives to the fullest, like John Grady from All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy. He and Alejandra risk overwhelming prejudice to be together. The passionate environment of the lake scene is reflected using

The poem I will be analysing today is Song of the Surf by Dan Ashlin. Ashlin is a born and bred Australian poet who writes modern poems. I believe that I have a strong connection with this poem because of how much I personally love the beach with the soft sand and the ferocious waves. In my opinion this poem isn’t just about the waves in the ocean, but how the ocean has its own life and story to tell.

Introducing the catchphrase ‘Strength Through Discipline, Strength Through Community and Strength Through Action’ the students learn how to listen and respond formally to their new leader. With new rules introduced a subculture of students a part of ‘The Wave’. With the mission of recruiting new members, ‘The Wave’ began to grow, starting to looks like a group of marching soldiers. Laurie believes that Mr Ross has taken this too far and writes an article in the newspaper detailing about the conformity that ‘The Wave’ is bringing the school. The school becomes filled with Wave members who get so caught up in the subculture that they turn to violence and bullying those you are deviant to the group.

Psychologists usually agree that the teenage years are among the most difficult periods in one’s life. Most teens are trying to figure who they are, what they believe, and how they fit into the world around them. Beginning in the late 1970’s, a whole genre of fiction, referred to as coming-of- age literature, emerged and serves, at least for many teens, as believable presentations of young people learning to navigate the difficulties of their lives, often fraught with feelings of rejection, seemingly unresolvable personal turmoil, social problems, school and family issues, etc. Indeed one value of reading is to see and better understand some aspects of ourselves through studying others. The reading of SPEAK, a somewhat controversial

This book follows a group of students at an urban high school in Ohio and their experiences.

In 2014, advertising, colleges, and parents pressure teenagers to change their identity. They are pushed to earn good grades, participate in clubs and teams, and make good life choices, all with the goal of acceptance to college, and a successful life. Teenagers’ pressures in 2014 are similar to their pressures in 1942 at the Devon School, portrayed in John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace. Here, war, classmates, strict teachers, and society push teenagers to perfection. These forces attempt to form youth’s identity for them, leading to significant challenges.

Ben Ross showed his students a documentary about the Holocaust. He was upset when he realized that his students asked question about the Holocaust that he couldn't explain. As he wanted his stundents to have a better understanding on this topic, he decided to start an experiment that would help his students to learn how it was possible for the Nazis gaining control without someone stopping them.

The students liked The Wave a lot because they thought that they belonged to something important. They believed that Mr. Jones was a strong leader so they were willing to be taken under his control. The students were more easier to trick into this because it was in 1967, and during this

After getting tormented continuously, it suddenly stops but Marshall - her best friend becomes the new target. The police gets involved after Avalon confesses to her parents about her suffering. Marshall decides to end his life surprisingly, which changes the whole story.The bullies are unknown but Avalon suspects it is Alice the popular girl, but in the end the person who is the bully is unforeseen. This captivating book has an unexpected ending due to the dramatic plot twist - death and not having the stereotypical bully. “When I was on that roller coaster....” suggests that the events taken place were very eyeopening and abrupt. Every parent and teenager should be compelled to read this text because of the thought-provoking plot structure.

There is no one at the party or else where who understands the tension Benjamin is feeling. He docent quite understand at this point if he is a man or still a boy, the way the adults treat him almost confuses him. They want him to be a man and get his career started but yet they still treat him like a boy. This quickly turns into stress on Ben’s shoulders. This tension and stress is even further highlighted by what happens later at his birthday party.

influence upon the students at Trinity High School is unbroken at the end of the

As an adult reader who has crossed over to the reality of life, reading about these characters can be a transparent, futile exercise because as adults looking back at youth we have the experience to know where these characters are headed before they even start their journey. However, for young adults who are still in the throes of existential angst this is a powerful novel that handles teenage rites of passage and coming-of-age issues such as loyalty, friendship, belonging, and even death and loss very well.

Ben has practically brainwashed the high school seniors. According to the principal of the school, Principal Owens on page 122 of the book, “I don’t care about your experiment. I’ve got teachers complaining, I’ve got parents calling me every five minutes to know what the hell’s going on here, what the hell are we doing with their kids.” As shown here, parents, teachers, and the principal aren’t too pleased with The Wave. The Wave has caused fights to break out between students because some people don’t want to be members of what started to look like a cult. Principal Owens has even threatened to fire Ben. All because of The Wave getting out of control. As a result, Mr. Ross has to deal with the issue of his experiment getting carried

Ben is also a very peculiar character.  The audience first encounters him with the full knowledge that he is dead.  Ben is also the one figure that is able to move freely between the past and the present.  Because Ben represents that which Willy seeks, Willy feels that he can achieve his goal the same way that Ben did and so he believes that "opportunism, cheating and cruelty are success incarnate" (Smith).