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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Chapter 7 Question
What is the mood of Chapter 7? Choose two moods and give details from the chapter that help create the mood.
This will require some thought, so don't rush your answers please! Also, remember to watch your spelling and grammar.
It was happy and sad. It was happy because Petra is aproved by the inspector as a "normal baby girl born in the image of God" and David has a new baby sister,his first younger sibling. Also to Emily because she has had two children before Petra who turned out to be mutant. It was also very sad because towards the end of the chapter Emily's sister comes with her bundle of joy, to only find out she is a mutant and Harriet wants to use Emily's baby to get inspected. Just by that comment it turned into a huge lecture from both Emily and Joseph. It is sad because even though Emily has had this happen to her before she puts aside family to her beliefs.
The moods I choose are joy and fear. This chapter is joyful with the arrival of not only one, but two newborn babies in David's family, even though only one is approved as "normal". The happiness David feels about his new sister, Petra, I believe is understated. Even in the world of Waknuk, David must be glad to have a new member of the family.
When David's Aunt arrives with her child, it is a happy moment, but not for long. As soon as Emily discovers that her sister's daughter is not "normal", things take a dramatic downturn. The fact that Emily and Joseph would turn away their own family really gives a glimpse as to how seriously important normalcy is in their society. That babies are not even considered to exist until they are inspected is a very scary thought. The unknown fate of David's two other siblings who did not pass inspection also places fear in the story. The final, most disturbing event that took place was the death of David's Aunt and her child. Was it an accident? Or has normalcy been taken to the absolute extreme?
In chapter 7 there were a few moods depending on the characters. Mr. Strorm was very aggrivated with the inspector because he wants to know right away if the baby is a human or mutant. the inspector is taking his sweet time and is making Joseph very mad.
Another mood is very sad because Harriet (Davids Aunt) has a baby and the baby is mutant. This is her third mutant child and now her husband can chose to divorce her and marry another. Harriet asks Mrs. Strorm if she can trade baby's just so that she can get a certificate but she refuses. LAter, Harriet is found dead in the river but there is no mention of the baby. I thought this was so sad. :(
In chapter 7, there is fear and sadness. When Harriet comes to visit Emily with her child, Emily discovers that the baby is actually a mutant. There is fear for Harriet because this is her third mutant child which means her husband can kick her out of the house if he wants to. There is sadness because at the end of the chapter, Harriet if found floating dead in the lake.
I chose anger && fear. David's dad is rather angry because the inspector is taking a very long time to come && inspect his child. He is angry && cannot tell anyone why because as far as they know, until the baby is inspected it does not exist. David's mom is scared because if this baby does not pass as a human her husband can divorce her, because that will have been the third time that she has produced a "mutant" child. So she is afraid that her baby might not pass the inspectors tests.
The mood of chapter 7 is at first happy, to hopeful, to sad. Happy because David has a new baby sister, Petra, who was inspected and not a mutant. Hopeful, because David's mom, Emily's sister, Harriet, had a baby that is only a little bit different and she came to David's to ask Emily if she could borrow her baby just so she could keep her mutant baby. And sad, because in the end of the chapter Emily and her baby are found dead in a lake.
This chapter was grateful and sad because Petra was born a normal baby. She was a true image of God as the inspector would put it. It was also really sad because Emily's sister, Harriet, had a baby that was considered a blasphemy. That was Harriet's 3rd deviant and her husband could divorce her so she wanted Emily to lend her her normal baby so hers would pass the inspection. Emily didn't like that idea and neither did Joseph. They told her to leave, only to find out later that Harriet's been in a accident that cost her her life. They didn't mention anything about the baby because in their minds it didn't exist. :)
I think it is hope and fear. David’s family is hoping and expecting for a normal baby. Women have to give birth to normal babies or they will be thrown out by her family, so especially Emily must have hoped to have a normal baby. But on the other hand she must have been afraid of having a blasphemy baby again. Having babies are suppose to be very happy thing but it is sad how people in the Waknuk have to worry and be nervous about it.
The moods are happy and sad. The story is happy because David got a younger sister and that his aunt, Harriet borne a baby girl too. It is also happy because David's sister, Petra was approved and got her Normalcy Certificate and everyone can finally pay attention to her. David and his family could not pay any attention to Petra yet, because Petra may be a mutant and in their minds, she did not exist now. It was also happy for David's mother Emily because she had had 4 babies and 2 of them were mutants. If she gave birth to another mutant than Joseph Strorm, David's dad, had the right to divorce Emily for being a mother who gives birth to a mutant. Petra was not a mutant so it was happy for the family.
It was sad also, because their beliefs are so strong that it cost families a million baby deaths because they were not in their definition of "normal". It was also sad because Harriet's baby was not "normal" and something was wrong with it and she asked her sister, Emily, to borrow her baby for a couple days, just to get the Normalcy Certificate and Emily blew up. She said that it was ridiculous to think that she would trade babies with her. It would have been her 3rd mutant and her husband could divorce her. It is sad that Emily has no sympathy for her sister because if she would have given birth to a mutant, she would most likely be in the same situation. It is sad that Emily picked her society over her family.
The moods are happy and sad. Happy because David's sister Petra was considered to be made in the image of God and not a mutant. Because if Petra was born a mutant they would have to put her in the fringes. And Joesph could chose if he wanted to still be married to Emily or leave her because in the past she had 2 other babies but they were both mutants and she had to leave them in the fringes. So if Petra was a mutant it would be the third baby mutant.
The sad thing about this chapter is because Harriet Emily's sister also had a baby girl but the baby was considered a mutant. Harriet had asked Emily if they could exchange babies so she could get a normal baby birth certificate so she could keep her baby. But Emily has been brainwashed so much. So she refuses and instead of keeping it a secret she tells Joesph, and Joesph is upset. Later Harriet is fond in a river drowned but the baby nowhere in sight.
Its kinda hard to see what could possible happen to our society in the future. And what people would believe and that if its wrong they wouldn't even help there family. i think no matter what you should always be there for your family.
In chapter seven of the Chrysalids there is a great sense of relief, yet at the same time there is a feeling of remorse.
Through the first half of the chapter the author builds up a feeling of anxiety. We want to know whether or not the newborn is certified as a proper human being and what should happen to Emily, David's mother, should she give birth to another mutant. But after the inspector, paying no diligence to time or the anxieties of others, especially Joseph, finally approves of Petra we feel relief for the family.
Almost immediately after this incident however, we are shown just what the family might have had to go through had Petra been a mutant. Emily's sister, who was normally welcomed and liked by her sister and husband, was shunned because she had three mutant children. Because of the treatment she receives we get a bitter feeling of just what this society is like. The fact that her sister and her daughter both lose their lives because of this, whether it was suicide or murder, just makes the sorrow we feel for them even greater.
Chapter seven was a good chapter but it was also very sad. In chapter seven Petra, Davids new baby sister is born. Petra's birth is not announced immediately though because first she has to be approved by the inspector as a normal human being. Petra gets her normality certificate and the family is happy to welcome her. Then David's aunt Harriet arrives a few days later and we discover that she has also recently given birth to a baby girl. Harriet's baby has not been inspected yet though because she is afraid she won't pass the inspection. Mrs. Strorm refuses and the next day Harriet was found dead in the river and there was no mention of a baby.
This chapter gives us mixed emotions because we are happy that Petra was born and certified, but we are also very sad that aunt Harriet died and we don't know what happened to her baby.
When David's little sister Petra is born, the entire family is very satisfied that she is a certified human baby, free from any deviations. Deviations had been very common and the last two children born by David's mother were blasphemies,
However, when David's Aunt Harriet pays a visit to the Strorm's farm to ask David's mother to lend her her new baby so that Harriet can obtain a certificate for hers (as it is a blasphemy). David's mother is shocked to learn that Harriet would ask her to help with such an "ungodly" thing.
It was happy and sad.
ReplyDeleteIt was happy because Petra is aproved by the inspector as a "normal baby girl born in the image of God" and David has a new baby sister,his first younger sibling. Also to Emily because she has had two children before Petra who turned out to be mutant.
It was also very sad because towards the end of the chapter Emily's sister comes with her bundle of joy, to only find out she is a mutant and Harriet wants to use Emily's baby to get inspected. Just by that comment it turned into a huge lecture from both Emily and Joseph. It is sad because even though Emily has had this happen to her before she puts aside family to her beliefs.
The moods I choose are joy and fear. This chapter is joyful with the arrival of not only one, but two newborn babies in David's family, even though only one is approved as "normal". The happiness David feels about his new sister, Petra, I believe is understated. Even in the world of Waknuk, David must be glad to have a new member of the family.
ReplyDeleteWhen David's Aunt arrives with her child, it is a happy moment, but not for long. As soon as Emily discovers that her sister's daughter is not "normal", things take a dramatic downturn. The fact that Emily and Joseph would turn away their own family really gives a glimpse as to how seriously important normalcy is in their society. That babies are not even considered to exist until they are inspected is a very scary thought. The unknown fate of David's two other siblings who did not pass inspection also places fear in the story. The final, most disturbing event that took place was the death of David's Aunt and her child. Was it an accident? Or has normalcy been taken to the absolute extreme?
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ReplyDeleteIn chapter 7 there were a few moods depending on the characters.
Mr. Strorm was very aggrivated with the inspector because he wants to know right away if the baby is a human or mutant. the inspector is taking his sweet time and is making Joseph very mad.
Another mood is very sad because Harriet (Davids Aunt) has a baby and the baby is mutant. This is her third mutant child and now her husband can chose to divorce her and marry another. Harriet asks Mrs. Strorm if she can trade baby's just so that she can get a certificate but she refuses.
LAter, Harriet is found dead in the river but there is no mention of the baby.
I thought this was so sad. :(
In chapter 7, there is fear and sadness. When Harriet comes to visit Emily with her child, Emily discovers that the baby is actually a mutant. There is fear for Harriet because this is her third mutant child which means her husband can kick her out of the house if he wants to. There is sadness because at the end of the chapter, Harriet if found floating dead in the lake.
ReplyDeleteI chose anger && fear.
ReplyDeleteDavid's dad is rather angry because the inspector is taking a very long time to come && inspect his child. He is angry && cannot tell anyone why because as far as they know, until the baby is inspected it does not exist.
David's mom is scared because if this baby does not pass as a human her husband can divorce her, because that will have been the third time that she has produced a "mutant" child. So she is afraid that her baby might not pass the inspectors tests.
The mood of chapter 7 is at first happy, to hopeful, to sad. Happy because David has a new baby sister, Petra, who was inspected and not a mutant. Hopeful, because David's mom, Emily's sister, Harriet, had a baby that is only a little bit different and she came to David's to ask Emily if she could borrow her baby just so she could keep her mutant baby. And sad, because in the end of the chapter Emily and her baby are found dead in a lake.
ReplyDeleteThis chapter was grateful and sad because Petra was born a normal baby. She was a true image of God as the inspector would put it. It was also really sad because Emily's sister, Harriet, had a baby that was considered a blasphemy. That was Harriet's 3rd deviant and her husband could divorce her so she wanted Emily to lend her her normal baby so hers would pass the inspection. Emily didn't like that idea and neither did Joseph. They told her to leave, only to find out later that Harriet's been in a accident that cost her her life. They didn't mention anything about the baby because in their minds it didn't exist.
ReplyDelete:)
I think it is hope and fear.
ReplyDeleteDavid’s family is hoping and expecting for a normal baby. Women have to give birth to normal babies or they will be thrown out by her family, so especially Emily must have hoped to have a normal baby. But on the other hand she must have been afraid of having a blasphemy baby again. Having babies are suppose to be very happy thing but it is sad how people in the Waknuk have to worry and be nervous about it.
The moods are happy and sad. The story is happy because David got a younger sister and that his aunt, Harriet borne a baby girl too. It is also happy because David's sister, Petra was approved and got her Normalcy Certificate and everyone can finally pay attention to her. David and his family could not pay any attention to Petra yet, because Petra may be a mutant and in their minds, she did not exist now. It was also happy for David's mother Emily because she had had 4 babies and 2 of them were mutants. If she gave birth to another mutant than Joseph Strorm, David's dad, had the right to divorce Emily for being a mother who gives birth to a mutant. Petra was not a mutant so it was happy for the family.
ReplyDeleteIt was sad also, because their beliefs are so strong that it cost families a million baby deaths because they were not in their definition of "normal". It was also sad because Harriet's baby was not "normal" and something was wrong with it and she asked her sister, Emily, to borrow her baby for a couple days, just to get the Normalcy Certificate and Emily blew up. She said that it was ridiculous to think that she would trade babies with her. It would have been her 3rd mutant and her husband could divorce her. It is sad that Emily has no sympathy for her sister because if she would have given birth to a mutant, she would most likely be in the same situation. It is sad that Emily picked her society over her family.
The moods are happy and sad. Happy because David's sister Petra was considered to be made in the image of God and not a mutant. Because if Petra was born a mutant they would have to put her in the fringes. And Joesph could chose if he wanted to still be married to Emily or leave her because in the past she had 2 other babies but they were both mutants and she had to leave them in the fringes. So if Petra was a mutant it would be the third baby mutant.
ReplyDeleteThe sad thing about this chapter is because Harriet Emily's sister also had a baby girl but the baby was considered a mutant. Harriet had asked Emily if they could exchange babies so she could get a normal baby birth certificate so she could keep her baby. But Emily has been brainwashed so much. So she refuses and instead of keeping it a secret she tells Joesph, and Joesph is upset. Later Harriet is fond in a river drowned but the baby nowhere in sight.
Its kinda hard to see what could possible happen to our society in the future. And what people would believe and that if its wrong they wouldn't even help there family. i think no matter what you should always be there for your family.
In chapter seven of the Chrysalids there is a great sense of relief, yet at the same time there is a feeling of remorse.
ReplyDeleteThrough the first half of the chapter the author builds up a feeling of anxiety. We want to know whether or not the newborn is certified as a proper human being and what should happen to Emily, David's mother, should she give birth to another mutant. But after the inspector, paying no diligence to time or the anxieties of others, especially Joseph, finally approves of Petra we feel relief for the family.
Almost immediately after this incident however, we are shown just what the family might have had to go through had Petra been a mutant. Emily's sister, who was normally welcomed and liked by her sister and husband, was shunned because she had three mutant children. Because of the treatment she receives we get a bitter feeling of just what this society is like. The fact that her sister and her daughter both lose their lives because of this, whether it was suicide or murder, just makes the sorrow we feel for them even greater.
Chapter seven was a good chapter but it was also very sad. In chapter seven Petra, Davids new baby sister is born. Petra's birth is not announced immediately though because first she has to be approved by the inspector as a normal human being. Petra gets her normality certificate and the family is happy to welcome her. Then David's aunt Harriet arrives a few days later and we discover that she has also recently given birth to a baby girl. Harriet's baby has not been inspected yet though because she is afraid she won't pass the inspection. Mrs. Strorm refuses and the next day Harriet was found dead in the river and there was no mention of a baby.
ReplyDeleteThis chapter gives us mixed emotions because we are happy that Petra was born and certified, but we are also very sad that aunt Harriet died and we don't know what happened to her baby.
In chapter seven there is satisfaction and shock.
ReplyDeleteWhen David's little sister Petra is born, the entire family is very satisfied that she is a certified human baby, free from any deviations. Deviations had been very common and the last two children born by David's mother were blasphemies,
However, when David's Aunt Harriet pays a visit to the Strorm's farm to ask David's mother to lend her her new baby so that Harriet can obtain a certificate for hers (as it is a blasphemy). David's mother is shocked to learn that Harriet would ask her to help with such an "ungodly" thing.