The Chrysalids Sparknotes

Think of the last time your friend told you a secret, was it tempting to tell your other friends? Of course it was. But telling that secret could hurt your friend and also could ruin your friendship. In The Chrysalids, a little girl named Sophie has a big secret, she has one extra toe on each foot, which seems very innocent. Though in Waknuk where Sophie lives, any deviation is said to be sent from the devil itself. Any surplus limb could cost you to be thrust from society or killed. A boy named David accidentally finds out about sophie's mutation. Sophie was Scared, her mom had told her a million times not to let anybody know. David reassures Sophie and her mom by telling them that he will never tell anyone about sophie. David keeps Sophie's …show more content…
One day, when Sophie and David are playing in the river, a boy named Alan bursts through the bushes. David tries to hide Sophie's feet from the boy, but Alan has already seen the Footprints on the bank. Alan blabs Sophie's secret even though he knows that it could kill her. The next day, Sophie's entire family was captured and never heard from again. While David had always kept his mouth shut about Sophie, and made her feel better, and helped her. Alan’s big mouth cost the little girl's life, and his friendship with David. David also has a secret, he can communicate telepathically with other kids that are like him, like super high tech texting. David’s uncle Axel finds out about this special deviation, but does he tell others about this? No, he keeps it to himself. His doing this helped David trust him, and whenever David needs someone to talk to, he can talk to uncle Axel because he trusts him. Uncle Axel guides David, and protects him. Uncle Axel even goes to the length of killing Alan when he thinks David is in danger of him. If David hadn’t told Uncle Axel about his telepathy, Alan may have exposed the entire