Compare Robert from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. How has he changed, and was the change for better or for worse? (provide two pieces of evidence to support your answer, & page numbers.)

Robert finds actual meaning under Mr. Ross and his autocratic rules. Robert goes from being a nobody to a someone with purpose. A fascist state can give everybody the same meaning in life. All of a sudden Robert finds himself on par with other students. He becomes more outgoing within the context of Mr. Ross's rules and real looks a lot happier. With the end of the wave, Robert is lost again and traumatized. He has lost the one thing that helped him belong.