Chrysalids Character Traits Flashcards
Mary Strorm
David’s oldest sister and kinder sister.
Rosalind Morton
David’s half cousin.
She is also a member of the telepathic group, and David’s close friend.
David and Rosalind are in love.
She is a strong woman.
Angus Morton is her father.
Sarah Strorm
The sibling closest in age to David.
She is 5 years older than David.
Sophie Wender
she has six toes on each foot, thus making her a mutant in their society.
She loves David and Gordon
She is portrayed as a strong, independent, and curious little girl.
Banished to the Fringes.
Martie and John Wender are her parents.
Sophie is sterilized.
David Strorm
David Strorm is the narrator.
He is part of a secret group who is able to communicate amongst each other telepathically.
David loves Rosalind.
David is the protagonist.
David is the son of Joseph and Emily.
Mrs. Martie Wender
Sophie’s mother.
Martie is described as tall with a handsome face and bright eyes.
She has some telepathic ability.
She is affectionate and warm.
Wife of John.
Old Jacob
Worker in the yard.
Elias Strorm
David’s grandfather, deceased, who built and started the Waknuk community.
He married and had two children, Joseph and Gordon.
Elias Strorm has strict beliefs.
Joseph Strorm
Joseph is an overly religious person who is narrow-minded, believing heavily in the Waknuk religion.
Leader of Waknuk
He has such a pious personality that he is willing to be cruel to his son, David, to demonstrate the importance of strict rules.
Old Maggie/ Hairy Jack
Hairy Jack and Old Maggie are the boogie men of Waknuk: the stories that mothers tell their children to scare them out of being bad.
Uncle Axe
Uncle Axel is a kind and understanding individual.
He is the husband of Emily’s deceased sister, Elizabeth.
He is a supportive person who is willing to give help and advice to others, especially David.
Aunt Harriet
Aunt Harriet is a loving and loyal individual.
She loves her baby and loves her husband Henry
Aunt Harriet wanted to swap babies with her sister
Emily to get a certificate since her baby is a Deviant and Emily’s baby (Petra) is perfect.
Emily and Joseph accuse her of being used by the Devil to trick them to commit a conspiracy and
heresy.
She is found dead in the river later.
Corky
The man who looks after the community’s steam-engine.
The only adult friend of Sophie in Waknuk.
John Wender
Sophie’s father.
John Wender is described as a stern and serious man.
He does not believe wholly in the magical qualities that are attributed to the Old People.
Spidery man
Joseph Strorm’s brother who was banished to live in the Fringes outside of the Waknuk society.
People call him the spider-man because his limbs are so long and skinny that he resembles a spider.
Blasphemy.
Angus Morton
David’s mother’s half-brother, whose farm shares a border with the Storms’ farm.
Angus is the father of Rosalind.
Owns the giant horses.
he is a devoutly religious person who believes in destroying all Deviations.
Inspector
The inspector enforces the laws.
The inspector is strict but compassionate with David.
Ben Daker
Owned a tailless cat that Joseph Strorm believed was an abomination.
Neighbor in Waknuk.
Alan Ervin
Alan Discovers Sophie’s toes and tells on her.
Alan marries Anne.
He is the son of John Ervin, the blacksmith.
Plans to report the telepathic group, which would have caused the group trouble.
Marther
Historical figure, explorer, and sailor, mentioned by Uncle Axel.
Petra Strorm
Petra is David’s youngest sister.
Petra is telepathic
Henry
Aunt Harriet’s husband.
Against their deviant daughter and wanted her turned in immediately.
Walter Brent
A member of the telepathic group.
Walter was killed early in the novel due to an accident of a tree
