The Wave
The wave
Compare Laurie’s and Robert’s behavior before and in the Wave
Compare Laurie’s and Robert’s behavior before and in the Wave
Robert Billings, the class loser, embraces the wave. For the first time in his life, he is treated with respect by other students. Laurie questions the wave and the forced conformity that the wave brings. Laurie begins criticizing the wave in the school newspaper. In chapter 14, Robert is especially upset and thinks Laurie should be stopped. Brian and David agree to talk to her and ask her to stop publishing negative articles about The Wave. When the wave is over, it is Robert Billings who feels the most lost and dejected: his new identity ruined.
he is treated with respect by other students. Brian and David agree to talk to her and ask her to stop publishing negative articles about The Wave. When the wave is over, it is Robert Billings who feels the most lost and dejected: his new identity ruined.