So, she hangs out in the publication office of the school paper with other staff members while the Wave members rally.

When Laurie refuses to go to the rally, David breaks up with her. The pep-rally for Saturday's football game becomes a Wave rally, and some two hundred new members join. Robert Billings asks Ben if he can be Ben's bodyguard – Ben agrees. Laurie, editor of the school newspaper, gets an anonymous letter from a student complaining that Wave members are bullying other students to try to make them join The Wave. On this day, Ben realizes how big The Wave is becoming and he hopes he has it under control. Now that they have The Wave, students accept Robert and he's actually becoming a leader. Plus, The Wave seems to be really helping Robert Billings, the class loser. Laurie is increasingly doubtful about The Wave, but her friends get angry when she mentions it. (Uh oh.) He also tells his students that they need to start taking action, action to benefit The Wave. In class that day, Ben gives his students Wave membership cards, which designate some students as 'monitors' who are supposed to report Wave members who break the rules. (Hey, Shmoop is feeling a little creeped out, too.) Meanwhile, Ben's wife Christy is also concerned about The Wave and she hopes her husband isn't getting into something he can't control.ĭay 4: Laurie and David get into a tiff on the way to school when she voices her doubts about The Wave. In fact, something about The Wave just creeps her out. But, when she tells her parents about it, her mom freak out and Laurie wonders if she has a point. One student, David Collins, thinks The Wave can help Gordon High's losing football team, and he starts teaching his teammates about the rules of the group.ĭavid's girlfriend, Laurie Saunders, is kind of excited about The Wave, too. He creates a group called The Wave, complete with a logo, mottos, and a salute. The students already love Ben and they seem to enjoy the exercise.ĭay 3: Ben's students want more of what went down the day before, so he goes along with it. He' upset when he realizes that his students have questions about the Holocaust that he can't answer – he wishes he could give them more.ĭay 2: Ben decides to try an experiment that will help his students understand how it was possible for the Nazis to gain control without someone stopping them.Īnd the experiment begins: he starts by showing them how they can be more disciplined by adjusting their posture and following certain rules.

But this isn't your average high school drama story.ĭay 1: Ben Ross shows his students a documentary on the Holocaust. The Wave is set at Gordon High School over a period of nine days.

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