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Illustrated portrait of Brian Ammon

A character in The Wave

Brian Ammon

Brian is the football team’s starting quarterback and one of the Wave’s strongest student supporters.

The book

Cover of The Wave by Todd Strasser
The WaveTodd Strasser, 1981

A classroom experiment shows how quickly discipline, slogans, symbols, and belonging can replace judgment.

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Who they are in the book

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Brian is the football team’s starting quarterback and one of the Wave’s strongest student supporters. He hopes the movement’s discipline will improve the team and accepts a role as a monitor. By the end, he is shaken by Ben’s revelation and comforted by David as students leave the rally.

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