ben parish was the 3rd wave in the 5th wave.
ben parish was the 3rd wave in the 5th wave.
what was the 3rd wave in the 5th wave?
ben parish
pestilence: the others launch a scheme to infect as many remaining survivors as possible with a deadly virus. using the earth's birds as carriers (via falling excrement), the plague claims 97 percent of remaining survivors. the virus, which resembles an advanced form of ebola, causes victims to slowly bleed to death until eventually "you've become a viral bomb. and when you explode, you blast everyone around you with the virus" (46).









































fourth wave:
the 5th wave (novel)
the authors are aiming their point towards all future feminists (particularly 3rd wave), who are often in conflict with the previous generation of feminists. the tension comes from the belief that 2nd wave is exclusively white-middle class and over essentialist in the view of femininity. this conflict has led to an almost ideological split between the two factions, but manifesta's prologue allows for the justification of the 2nd wave's actions. if 2nd wave feminists not precipitated society to what it was for the 3rd wave feminists, who knows how the power struggle might have unfolded. this is not taking away anything from the authors' identified group—the 3rd wave feminists, it is just reminding all of the current feminists, not to criticize what they do not completely know or understand. the accomplishments of the previous generations can never be taken for granted, their success came from radical action which pushed the limits in every segment of society. they did what was deemed reasonably possible, and what the white-male patriarchal society would accept. from their success sprouts and blossoms another movement—the 3rd wave. society was ready for this movement, people were ready to change the norms of white-male dominance, hence 3rd wave can manifest in the success of the 2nd wave, not treat it as its enemy. the two authors just want more harmony within the bigger picture.
jennifer baumgardner