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The Chrysalids: SurvivingI am David. These are

some of the things I survive

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A stern, religious father

U wish 4 a 3rd arm!

I…I…just mean…

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I survive two major beatings!

U hid Sophie!

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I survive feeling that I betrayed I survive feeling that I betrayed SophieSophie

They sterilized

me David

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I survive believing I am different, a sin- always having to hide my true

self.I may be a

mutant

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I survive a cold b###h of a motherGet out Harriet!

Take that Abomination of a baby with you!

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I survive Alan Ervin

• The Soul of Alan I first fought him inorder to protect Sophie.

He later marries Anne.

He learns about all of us and gloats, in church, over how he would reveal us. Luckily, someone recognizes this look.

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Uncle Axel kills him to protect us

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I survive having to hide my love relationship with Rosalind

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I barely escape with Petra and Rosalind

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We are shot at

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I am beaten upI am beaten up

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Not even the Fringe people want me

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Even they throw me out

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The worst part is thinking we are the only ones in the whole world

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Always feeling threatened, alone, and never fitting in

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Then I find out we are special and Then I find out we are special and superiorsuperior

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Especially Petra

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Four reasons why we telepaths are Four reasons why we telepaths are superior:superior:

1.1. We cannot lie to one anotherWe cannot lie to one another

2.2. It is impossible to miscommunicateIt is impossible to miscommunicate

3.3. We can never kill one another; we are a We can never kill one another; we are a crimeless societycrimeless society

4.4. We can achieve a closeness you norms We can achieve a closeness you norms can only imagine.can only imagine.

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We are the future

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The Zealand Woman comes

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I, David, Rosalind and Petra go to our rightful home- Sealand

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Assignment: choose one. Use approximately 400 words.

1. Write an essay on the theme of survival from David’s point of view.

2. Write an essay on the theme of survival from Rosalind’s point of view.

3. Write an essay on the theme of survival from Petra’s point of view.