Never having an identity of your own, can cause you to fully immerse yourself in a group. In The Wave an outsider named Tim is shown to have no true friends and no real identity. Once he becomes a part of The Wave Tim is welcomed and acknowledged by others in the group. Through this attention and acceptance he starts to focus his attention only on The Wave.This is first brought up when Tim burns his clothes, after the group decides to wear uniform. The uniform unites Tim to everyone else, this is especially important to him due to the fact he wants to be a part of something. Though it should not have been the case, but due to the fact Tim did not have his own identity, he was easily enticed by the fact he “fit in” and looked like others. Another
