It is evident that not all young people are resilient when it comes to facing life's challenges, as has been demonstrated in the book "The Wave" written by Morton Rhue. There were the majority of students who were not resilient to the surge and the challenges that came with it, such as Amy, Robert, and David. The surprisingly resilient student was Laurie, who was also the protagonist of the story. Laurie was mentally and even physically strong in dealing with the consequences resulting from the wave, such as isolation from the entire school and her best friend, the breakup with her boyfriend, and the discrimination and violence of being an outsider." There are many reasons why students supported the surge and were not resilient and asserted their individual rights. David was Laurie's boyfriend when the wave was introduced. David appreciated the wave as something good and recognized the possibility of using the positive effects for the football team. Her motive was to hope that bringing class spirit into the team would push and lift her, bringing her the success she previously lacked. He was so absorbed mentally that he couldn't see that he was being dragged into a cult. Robert was the "loser" of the class, his motivation was personal. He wanted to be a member of the Wave, especially a good member. Joining the movement was very important for him, because he would no longer be a loser, by deploying all his skills he could make his role a leading one. So joining the group gave him the chance to redefine himself. He had given up in the past because it was out of his league to compete with his older brother, who had been the ultimate model student and big boy on campus. The Wave offered him a new way of life. Other students' opinions and reactions were also different. They went from attraction to fear of the newly founded movement. The wave made Robert the same as everyone else, just as David Robert wasn't resilient because he couldn't see that he was being dragged into a cult. Laurie is the only character who is resilient; this is because he is an independent character. She is used to reflecting situations and experiences and behaves according to her intellectual standards.