The Wave

At the end of the novel, Laurie said, “In a way I’m glad this happened…” Ben answered, “Well, that’s nice of you, Laurie. But I’ve already decided this is one lesson I’m going to skip in next year’s course.” What do you think causes Ben to make this decision?

Asked by Bookragstutor 4 on 12 Feb 03:09

Last updated by Cat on 12 Feb 03:33

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Answered by Cat on 12 Feb 03:33

For Ben, watching his students fall into the experiment and react in ways they would never have before was eye-opening. His students became intolerant, judgmental, and they attained feelings of superiority... they fell into the same mindset of the one that he was teaching against. Although the students learned an important lesson, he had no wish to repeat it.