Essay On How Does The Environment Affect David's Life
How can a sudden change in one’s environment affect them so greatly for worse, and after being affected is it ever possible to overcome this negative effect? Characters such as Laurie as well as the entire school saw David as a great guy, who loved his girlfriend if not as much, then more than he loved himself. However the environment that David was in affected him in a terribly negative way. But David was able to overcome this obstacle . David was effected by the environment just like everyone else in the class. This simple game that Mr. Ross came up with soon turns out to become more than just a game once the kids start to become very interested and enjoy the different way of learning. The environment in class slowly begins to change
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This change impacted David’s life in a terribly negative way that he won’t soon forget. Laurie is David’s girlfriend which whom he is madly in love with, and Laurie often throughout the book returns this love. However, when Laurie tries to snap David out of The Wave that she believes to be a sign of big trouble for the school he does not respond well. For example, Laurie tries to snap David out of this trance by making him realize how foolish he’s acting wanting to make sure that everyone joins and loves The Wave, but David responds to this by saying “ All right, if i’m so stupid why don’t you go find yourself a smart boyfriend” (Strasser, 16). David breaks up with Laurie over no other reason except for because she disapproves of The Wave, David is changed by his surrounding environment into thinking that anyone who disapproves of The Wave should not date him or even be in contact with him. Another example that shows that David changes once he’s affected by the environment is when he abuses Laurie. “Shut up! and threw her down on the grass” (Strasser, 114). From prior knowledge in the book you can tell that David is anything but abusive, and by him abusing Laurie in this manner you can tell that he was under the influence of something that was very big and convincing. Something such as The Wave. This is live evidence of how The Wave changed David after he was affected by
This change impacted David’s life in a terribly negative way that he won’t soon forget. Laurie is David’s girlfriend which whom he is madly in love with, and Laurie often throughout the book returns this love. However, when Laurie tries to snap David out of The Wave that she believes to be a sign of big trouble for the school he does not respond well. For example, Laurie tries to snap David out of this trance by making him realize how foolish he’s acting wanting to make sure that everyone joins and loves The Wave, but David responds to this by saying “ All right, if i’m so stupid why don’t you go find yourself a smart boyfriend” (Strasser, 16). David breaks up with Laurie over no other reason except for because she disapproves of The Wave, David is changed by his surrounding environment into thinking that anyone who disapproves of The Wave should not date him or even be in contact with him. Another example that shows that David changes once he’s affected by the environment is when he abuses Laurie. “Shut up! and threw her down on the grass” (Strasser, 114). From prior knowledge in the book you can tell that David is anything but abusive, and by him abusing Laurie in this manner you can tell that he was under the influence of something that was very big and convincing. Something such as The Wave. This is live evidence of how The Wave changed David after he was affected by