At my last Language Arts class, we were assigned the following assignment about The Wave. We got to choose whether we wanted to do the assignment as a journal entry or a blog post, and as you can see I chose the latter. The assignment is about bullying and it refers back to the story, when two characters get into a fight that started because of the wave.
Laurie has noticed that non Wave members are being bullied into the wave
Have you ever been forced to join something against your will?
Well as of now, I can’t think of anything. But I can write about the topic. When I read this question the first thing that pops into my head is the phrase, “peer pressure.” How many times have you pleaded to your parents, “But everyone is doing it!” How many times have you heard this in response, “If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you do it?” The point is, in most cases, joining something against your will is often caused by your peers joining that something first, and you getting sucked into it.
How should we behave if we see someone being taunted or bullied by a group of people?
If we ever see someone being taunted or bullied by a group of people how we should behave would depend on who is being taunted and who they are being taunted by. For instance, if there is someone who I have never met before, and they are being taunted by a group of people who I have never met before, then I have no business confronting them. However, if I know anyone participating in the taunting or bullying, then I should confront them and try to stop it. In a situation where it gets violent, I myself would tell an adult rather than get involved myself. I wouldn’t want to put myself in danger!
Should we try not to get involved or should we intervene?
I would only get involved in these situations:
- My friend was being bullied
- My friends were bullying someone
- The situation became violent
If the person being bullied was someone I didn’t know or care about, I probably wouldn’t care, and wouldn’t intervene. If my friends were bullying someone, I would probably tell them to stop, unless I didn’t like the person they were bullying. In that case, I would probably join in. If the situation became violent, then like I said in the previous question I would call an adult to solve the problem and take the measures necessary.
