The Wave

by

Todd Strasser

Norm Schiller Character Analysis

Norm Schiller is the Gordon High football coach. He takes his students’ success on the field—or lack thereof—deeply personally, and he is excited when The Wave seems to be shaping his players up into a more cohesive, powerful team. He is disappointed, however, when The Wave ultimately doesn’t help the players win the game, and begins talking badly about the movement and Ben Ross as well.

Norm Schiller Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Norm Schiller or refer to Norm Schiller. 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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Norm Schiller Quotes in The Wave

The The Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Norm Schiller or refer to Norm Schiller. 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: