Chapter 1
Ben's students spoke of his intensity – the way he got so interested and involved in a topic that they couldn't help but be interested also. (1.14)
Chapter 2
"[Adolf Hitler] espoused the theory that the Jews were destroyers of civilization and that the Germans were a superior race. Today we know that Hitler was a paranoid, a psychopath, literally a madm...
Chapter 3
There were two girls from Mr. Ross's history class sitting at the table Robert chose. As Robert set his tray down, they both stood up and took their trays to another table. Robert pretended he hadn...
Chapter 4
The idea intrigued Ross. Suppose, he thought […] he took a period, perhaps two periods and tried an experiment. Just to give his students a sampling, a taste of what life in Nazi Germany might ha...
Chapter 5
The fierce exchange of questions and answers, the quest for perfect discipline – it had been infectious, and, in a way, mesmerizing. He had enjoyed his students' accomplishments. (5.100)
Chapter 6
"Community is the bond between people who work and struggle together for a common goal." (6.10)
Chapter 7
"Well, you know […] this country was built by people who were part of a group – the Pilgrims, the Founding Fathers. I don't think it's wrong for Laurie to be learning how to cooperate." (7.11)
Chapter 8
It was The Wave that had given Robert the courage to sit at that table with them and to join in the conversation. If she argued against The Wave now, she would really be implying that Robert should...
Chapter 9
Ben noticed a marked improvement in preparation for class and in class participation, but he also noticed that there was less thinking behind the preparation. His students could glibly spit back an...
Chapter 11
Then he got mad. He said pretty soon people in The Wave wouldn't want to be friends with people who weren't in it. He even said I'd lose all my friends if I didn't join. (11.10)
Chapter 12
The door of the publications office opened again and now Carl slipped in. Seeing Laurie and Alex there he smiled. "Looks like I've stumbled into Anne Frank's attic," he said. (12.47)
Chapter 13
It turned out the boy had not been hurt badly, only roughed up by a couple of hoods. There was some uncertainty over whether it was over The Wave, or whether The Wave was just an excuse the hoods h...
Chapter 14
He swallowed the three aspirins and avoided looking in the mirror. Was he afraid of who he might see? A high school teacher who had accidentally slipped into the role of a dictator? (14.25)
Chapter 15
"I know what they're saying about me. That I'm crazy with power..." (15.8)
Chapter 16
Laurie squeezed his hand. "You weren't dumb, David, just idealistic. I mean, there were good things about The Wave. It couldn't be all bad, or no one would have joined in the first place. It's just...
Chapter 17
So much for the positive side of discipline, community, and action. He wondered, if he was successful in "deprogramming" the students from The Wave, how long it would be before he'd begin seeing sl...