The Wave

by

Todd Strasser

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Brian Ammon Character Analysis

Brian is David’s best friend and a quarterback on the football team who, in spite of his popularity, is unsuccessful academically at Gordon High. Hotheaded and desperate to prove himself, Brian throws himself headfirst into The Wave—and once he becomes an official “monitor,” he starts taking his Wave responsibilities deadly seriously.

Brian Ammon Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Ammon or refer to Brian Ammon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Groupthink and Coercion Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

“That guy’s a real detri­ment to the team. I wish Schiller would throw him off.”

“Because he isn’t in The Wave?” Laurie asked.

“Yeah,” David replied. “If he really wanted the best for the team he’d join The Wave instead of giving Brian such a hard time. He’s a one-man team, Laurie. He’s just on a big ego trip and he’s not helping anyone.”

Related Characters: Laurie Saunders (speaker), David Collins (speaker), Brian Ammon, Deutsch, Norm Schiller
Related Symbols: The Wave
Page Number: 86-87
Explanation and Analysis:
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Brian Ammon Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Brian Ammon or refer to Brian Ammon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Groupthink and Coercion Theme Icon
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

“That guy’s a real detri­ment to the team. I wish Schiller would throw him off.”

“Because he isn’t in The Wave?” Laurie asked.

“Yeah,” David replied. “If he really wanted the best for the team he’d join The Wave instead of giving Brian such a hard time. He’s a one-man team, Laurie. He’s just on a big ego trip and he’s not helping anyone.”

Related Characters: Laurie Saunders (speaker), David Collins (speaker), Brian Ammon, Deutsch, Norm Schiller
Related Symbols: The Wave
Page Number: 86-87
Explanation and Analysis: