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The Wave By Todd Strasser

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The experiment in The Wave by Todd Strasser was successful because it showed what Nazi Germany was like and taught students never to follow a leader blindly. At the end of the book, when Mr. Ross is holding a Wave meeting, the students become unhinged when they realize they are completely obedient and act like a neo-Nazi group. Not only the students but also Ben Ross saw the experiment's impact. For example, “Ben looked down at them, a sea of faces stared back at him anxiously… It was frightening how easily they would let you decide for them”(133). After the meeting, the students were dumbfounded and later claimed they would never blindly follow a leader again. In addition, The Wave experiment also taught the students what Nazi Germany was

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