Relationships are a vital element of one’s life as they influence and shape a persons identity throughout their lives. Morton Rhue demonstrates the importance of relationships in his novel The Wave through the characters of Laurie, Amy, Mrs Saunders and Ben and Christy showing how the relationships evolve during the hardships faced along the way In chapter one Amy and Laurie are portrayed as best friends through third person narration and tactile imagery “Laurie decided she needed some cheering up” “Laurie crossed her eyes and made an idiotic face.” “As Mr Gabondi glared at them, the two girls went off arm in arm… too out of breath too laugh any more”. By using these techniques Rhue illustrates the humour and and the genuine level of care shared between the two girls as the audience notices the closeness between them. In …show more content…
This shows the students have a loss of identity and they all are starting to think as one except for Laurie. In chapter fourteen Laurie feels the need to share her feelings with her best friend.“She had to find Amy and explain”.The audience realises that Laurie values their relationship and still finds it important, but the conversation didn’t go the way Laurie planned and Amy got defensive and was using insulting language and it turned into a heated argument rather than the playful conversations they used to have.“The only reason you're against the wave is because it means your not at princess any more.” “Laurie was stunned”. Laurie metaphorically becoming stunned shows that Amy has