The Wave Final Post

1a) I think that quote means to never let group's change who you really are. I also think that quote means to do what you want to do and not let someone stop you from doing it. Ex. If you want to become a pro baseball player but someone says, no you should be a lawyer. Just do what you want to do and become a pro baseball player. Don't let anyone stop you from doing it. That is what I think the quote means.

b) A way that someone could use them in there life would be if everyone wanted to go to High Tech High International, but someone else wants to go to High Tech High. But all your friends were going to High Tech High International. Well do whatever you want to do. You should never be a follower. You should always be a leader.

2) I thought Robert was the person that people thought was weird. When The Wave started I thought he was getting some power off of it trying to become something. Like an "equal". But he got a little to carried away with it. He gets a little to addicted to The Wave at some parts. Like he asked Mr.Ross if he could be his body guard. But on the plus side Robert was getting very confident. But before The Wave started Robert would be always slouching in his chair and would never answer any of the questions. But when The Wave did start he would be sitting in his chair back straight and would always be trying to answer all the questions. But if someone did not participate in The Wave Robert and the other kids would beat the person up of the kid that refused to participate.

3a) I think that fascism takes place in The Wave was when they beaten up that Jewish kid because he would not participate in The Wave and because he was Jewish. Which is kind of racist. Also it was much like being like Hitler.

b) A historical movement that had some elements of fascism was Hitler in World War II. How it is fascist is because Hitler was a person that only killed Jewish people and that is what happened in the book. The kids beat up a poor Jewish kid. Which is much like what Hitler did to the Jewish people.

4) “Avoiding Mob Mentality: A Practical Guide by A Middle Student, for Other Middle School Students.”

A way people can avoid Mob Mentality is not to join any bad groups like gangs and clubs and stuff like that. Don't do thing bad or cruel to people just to get in a group. Mob Mentality is when people start to get out of control. So it is like one person says one thing and then everyone in the group believes about it, which makes everyone get out of control. Also people go along doing this even though they have no idea what is going to happen. This is kind of what happened in The Wave. Mr. Ross idea with The Wave was getting out of control and if he stop ed The Wave what will happen. If friends do this to you and you don't want to do it. Don't do it. Because you never want to get your self in trouble. You should always find great friends that do the right things.