David’s Influences: Overcoming challenges can be easier when influential situations occur or opinions from other people are heard. In John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids, David goes through many physical and emotional challenges. David depends on his family to teach him something even in negative situations. There are three characters in the novel that help David overcome challenges or teach him something valuable, which helps him become the person he is when he leaves Waknuk. This is proven when Uncle Axel gives David some important advice, when Joseph Strorm gives David his debatable opinion, and when Aunt Harriet kills herself after her deviational baby is born. Uncle Axel gives David two very important pieces of advice. Uncle Axel tells David that hiding his telepathy is very important in order to keep him safe, the advice is
“‘Davie’ he said ‘I want you to make me a promise’ ‘yes, Uncle Axel?’ ‘It’s this’ he said speaking very seriously. ‘I want you to keep it secret. I want you to promise that you will never; never tell anyone else what you just told me- never. It’s very important: later…show more content… This is proven when David is given important advice from his Uncle Axel, when Joseph gives David his very controversial opinion, and when Aunt Harriet kills herself. In John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids, David receives very helpful advice from Uncle Axel that helps him believe in himself, David hears his father's debateable opinion, which makes him consider the different views and opinions people can have and that they are not all correct, and David also feels different about himself after Aunt Harriet’s death. David gains a lot of support from his family members, that influence him negatively and positively, how David handles these challenges would be very different if he didn't have all of this
