Chapter 5,6,7

So many different events happen throughout chapters 5, 6, and 7. In chapter 5 Sophie's deviation is discovered by a boy named Alan. David and Sophie are in the creek, when Alan appears,David is surprised and not quite sure what to do. Even though Alan does not see Sophie's toes he still saw the footprint on the rock that was left from the water. How could Alan have been sure about the deviation? I probably would have thought nothing of it.


David truly is a loyal friend to Sophie, he spends the night by himself in the Wender's house so that the Wenders can get away safely. That is a true friendship,and it must have been a hard decision for David because he probably knew that his father would be angry. He took a chance, he took the fall to keep Sophie safe. Even though David does try hard to keep Sophie safe, the Wenders are still stopped. David believes that it is his fault. He must have felt a lot of shame.David is told the truth; the Wenders were stopped by a regular patrol officer. I wonder what happens to the Wenders now that they were stopped; will Sophie be taken away from her parents? 


David wants to run away when he finds out about the Wenders. He talks to Uncle Axel and asks what it is like outside of Waknuk. Uncle Axel describes all the lands and tells David the stories he has heard. I really like what he says at the end though. Uncle Axel says that how can they know if they truly are normal. Maybe they are all deviations. I think it is important that he said that because so often I think that in our minds we have our definition of normal, but really, what makes us normal? Why do we feel the need to all be the same? I do think that this book has made the differences between people more significant but it still gets the point across. I think we are all unique in our own way. 


In chapter 7 David's sister, Petra, is born. I do find it strange that everyone in his family is not formally allowed to know about the birth of his sister until after the inspector comes. I mean I understand why they do this because of the society they live in but it still seems strange to me. David has to make it seem like nothing has changed, he can't even go and see his sister until the inspector comes. David's Aunt Harriet also has a baby, but it is clear when she is born that she has a deviation. Aunt Harriet sees an opportunity to save her baby when David's mother gives birth to Petra. She wants to switch babies just for the inspection. David's mother cannot think of doing anything like that. In the end of the chapter we find out that Harriet killed herself and no one mentions her baby at all. I can understand why Harriet did this, she wanted desperately to save to child. The rules of deviation probably did not seem so harsh until it was for your her child. Harriet still saw beauty in her child even though she may have had a deviation. I think that displays true love for your child. I believe that all of the people in Waknuk have been in a sense brain-washed. They do not understand that people can be different. They do not understand that differences are not necessarily a bad thing. I think that the people of Waknuk have a lot to learn.