1. I think this quote means that you cant let a group of people make you do something you don’t want to do. It is a good idea to follow this quote because if the group that is trying to persuade you and the group is bad than you become bad also and that is not good. The big group is the wave trying to persuade Lisa. If you are in a situation like Lisa you should do exactly what she didbecause she handled it very nicely.
I think that in a older person's life a big group would be committing to violence, drug’s, unprotected sex or uncareful drinking and would try to get somebody who doesn't want to join them join them. When the person the bad group is trying to persuade refuses the group might beat up the person or just look down on them in general. In this situation the group that does drugs alchahol, cigarettes, Etc. is the Wave and the rebellion would be Lisa. For my specific age (##) I think that one of my friends would try to get me to do a stunt like jumping off things or sneaking into places I don’t want to sneak into. Another example would be when a friend tryes to get me to tease a retarded person so they can see the reaction because my friends might think it is funny. It is not only group’s that will ever try to persuade you sometimes it’s only one person. Groups of people trying to get you to do something is not always bad for instance my temple is helping people that are misfortunate or are in a crisis because of the fire. Sometimes people will warn you not to do something so groups are not always bad if that is what you thought I said above.
2. I think Robert became more confidante and noticed that he could become devoted to something other that being a helpless nerd. I think that the wave had a huge impact on Robert because it was something that people wouldn’t make fun of him for. In fact I think it was the opposite, some of the people in the school I think looked up to him because he was like a general for the wave and was the body guard for Mr. Ross which probably meant a lot to some of the other Wave members. I think Robert’s future will not be as good as the time of the Wave but I’m sure Robert made a friend from the Wave that will still be his friend. The waves end also really cracked Robert’s shell because it was the first time in his life that he will totally feel included.
Robert got to comfortable with the wave and when it stopped and went back to normal that was when Robert had a huge impact and it will be hard for him to adjust. Some people will still be nice to Robert and treat him as an equal because they saw his true colors. I don’t think he will just go back to normal.
3.Facisim: A government system led by a dictator having full power, forcibility suppresins opposition and criticism regimenting industry, commerce, Etc., and emphasis an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
A: In the Wave a form fascism would be when the group of kids attacked a Jew because he wasn’t in the wave and called him a dirty Jew, which is anti-Semitism, and that is a form of racism but just with religion. When the wave sent Lisa’s boyfriend to recruit Lisa and he pushed her, that was aggressive so that is fascism.
B: There are many historical events with fascism for instance Hitler was anti-semetic along with his Nazi party (boo) and was aggressive against Jews and whoever wasn’t like him. Black slavery was whites and many others who were racist and had no feelings for black people.
4. Avoiding Mob Mentality
To avoid mob mentality you must decide if the group is productive in a good way or stupid and unproductive. A way to tell about a specific group would to be first asking your friends and family what they think. The second thing to do would to do research on the people within the group and find out if they have a bad or good reputation. If someone asked you to be in a group you haven’t ever heard of always say no or I will think about it. Do not go into groups if you there are the opposite gender than yourself and they are five years older especially if you are a girl because if you get to comfortable with one person they could turn on you. I would take all my tips in mind but that’s just my opinion.
thank you for your time,
Max
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