Friday, November 28, 2008

Chapter 8 – Notes


-          Joseph mentions Harriet in a prayer, but never again.

-          Everyone literally has wiped Harriet of her knowledge.

-          David is the only one, who still thinks about Aunt Harriet, and grieves.

-          David has dreams about Aunt Harriet’s dead body, and it frightens him.

-          David has a feeling that Aunt Harriet’s death was not an accident.

-          David does not truly understand why Aunt Harriet had to die, or why a small mutation is such a big deal.

-          David is greatly frightened by the incident with Aunt Harriet, and that a small mutation caused serious consequences, he starts to pray for his telepathic ability to go away.

-          David shares his fears with Uncle Axel, who encourages him to appreciate his gift, and not wish for it to go away.

-          Uncle Axel comforts David, by reminding him that no one truly knows what the Norm is, and that David is perfectly fine.

-          Uncle Axel found out that, the 9th member of the group, Walter, was killed by a crashing tree, when cutting timber.

-          David shares the information, about the boy, with the other members, who are sad about his death, but are relieved to know that it was an accident.

-          The other 8 members are introduced in this chapter, (pg.81), Michael, Sally, Katherine, Mark, Anne, Rachel, Rosalind, David.

-          All the members are not too far from each other.

-          Finding out more about each other, helped them build more trust.

-          Michael goes to school is Kentak, a different area, where he learns things, other children do not.

-          Michael shares his knowledge with the rest of the group, which helps David understand the world better, and concepts, Uncle Axel was trying to explain.

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