The Chrysalids: Test Review Essay Example
The Chrysalids- Test Review
Test Date: Nov. 31st, 2011
Characters:
David Strorm: Hero of the novel; possesses a peculiar telepathic ability which causes the main conflict in the novel.
Sophie: Childhood friend of David; discovered as a deviate and banished to the Fringes; most pathetic victim of Waknuk's philosophy.
Michael: Eldest of the group; best educated; acts as leader and philosopher.
Petra: David's younger sister; possesses awesome telepathic powers; causes the crisis of the novel and ultimate brings rescue.
Uncle Axel: David's uncle; knows about David's ability; broad-minded and philosophical; acts as protector of David during the latter's youth; functions as mouthpiece to express the author's opinions.
Rosalind- David's half-cousin and sweetheart; flees with him to the Fringes.
Anne- Only member of the group to violate its solidarity; marries a "norm"; commits suicide.
Joseph Strorm - David’s father; champion of purity in all forms of life; leading figure in Waknuk.
Spiderman- The older brother of Joseph Strorm; deprived of his rights as a boy because of deviational developments in his arms and legs; lives in the Fringes.
Old Jacob- Keeper at the Strorm farm; ultra conservative believer in Waknuk's religion.
Rachel- Anne's sister; loyal to the group.
Alan Ervin- Anne's husband; had reported Sophie Wender and planned to blackmail the members of the group; dies a violent death.
Aunt Harriet- Emily's sister; gives birth to a slightly deviate infant and, after failing to conceal it, commits suicide with the baby.
Mary Wender- Sophie's mom; because they concealed Sophie, they, too, were banished.
Inspector- Responsible for purity in Waknuk; carries authority of the government in Rigo; a reasonable man, but not intelligent enough to think his way past the limits of his job.
Terms:
Fringes: The fringes are the home land for people who are mutants, in the fringes many people are starving and all of them are sterilized.
Sealand: this
Test Date: Nov. 31st, 2011
Characters:
David Strorm: Hero of the novel; possesses a peculiar telepathic ability which causes the main conflict in the novel.
Sophie: Childhood friend of David; discovered as a deviate and banished to the Fringes; most pathetic victim of Waknuk's philosophy.
Michael: Eldest of the group; best educated; acts as leader and philosopher.
Petra: David's younger sister; possesses awesome telepathic powers; causes the crisis of the novel and ultimate brings rescue.
Uncle Axel: David's uncle; knows about David's ability; broad-minded and philosophical; acts as protector of David during the latter's youth; functions as mouthpiece to express the author's opinions.
Rosalind- David's half-cousin and sweetheart; flees with him to the Fringes.
Anne- Only member of the group to violate its solidarity; marries a "norm"; commits suicide.
Joseph Strorm - David’s father; champion of purity in all forms of life; leading figure in Waknuk.
Spiderman- The older brother of Joseph Strorm; deprived of his rights as a boy because of deviational developments in his arms and legs; lives in the Fringes.
Old Jacob- Keeper at the Strorm farm; ultra conservative believer in Waknuk's religion.
Rachel- Anne's sister; loyal to the group.
Alan Ervin- Anne's husband; had reported Sophie Wender and planned to blackmail the members of the group; dies a violent death.
Aunt Harriet- Emily's sister; gives birth to a slightly deviate infant and, after failing to conceal it, commits suicide with the baby.
Mary Wender- Sophie's mom; because they concealed Sophie, they, too, were banished.
Inspector- Responsible for purity in Waknuk; carries authority of the government in Rigo; a reasonable man, but not intelligent enough to think his way past the limits of his job.
Terms:
Fringes: The fringes are the home land for people who are mutants, in the fringes many people are starving and all of them are sterilized.
Sealand: this