Rhue, Morton: *1950
The Wave, 1981 - Language/Style
- English Language Level: Intermediate
- Vocabulary – Mostly everyday words, but some educational/psychological terms may be unfamiliar.
Sentence Structure – Generally simple to moderate; occasional long or complex sentences.
Dialogue – Realistic high school conversations, easy to follow.
Themes – Some abstract ideas about conformity and authority, which need critical thinking (e.g. Exclusion of non-members – Those who don’t join or question The Wave are mocked or pressured to conform).
- Vocabulary – Mostly everyday words, but some educational/psychological terms may be unfamiliar.
- The novel combines everyday vocabulary with some abstract ideas and psychological concepts that require thinking beyond the words.