The Wave

by

Todd Strasser

Mrs. Saunders Character Analysis

Mrs. Saunders is Laurie’s mother, a “perceptive” worrywart who is always overly concerned and overly involved in Laurie’s friendships, problems, and school escapades. Laurie finds her mother annoying at the start of the novel—but as The Wave takes over the school, Laurie begins confiding in her mother about how scary things are becoming.

Mrs. Saunders Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Saunders or refer to Mrs. Saunders. 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 7 Quotes

“My mother says [The Wave] sounds like brainwashing to her,” Laurie said.

“What?”

“She says Mr. Ross is manipulating us.”

“She’s crazy,” David said. “How could she know? And besides, what do you care what your mother says? You know she worries about everything.”

Related Characters: Laurie Saunders (speaker), David Collins (speaker), Ben Ross, Mrs. Saunders
Related Symbols: The Wave
Page Number: 56
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mrs. Saunders Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Saunders or refer to Mrs. Saunders. 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 7 Quotes

“My mother says [The Wave] sounds like brainwashing to her,” Laurie said.

“What?”

“She says Mr. Ross is manipulating us.”

“She’s crazy,” David said. “How could she know? And besides, what do you care what your mother says? You know she worries about everything.”

Related Characters: Laurie Saunders (speaker), David Collins (speaker), Ben Ross, Mrs. Saunders
Related Symbols: The Wave
Page Number: 56
Explanation and Analysis: