Chapters 7-8

In chapter 7 David's mother gives birth to his baby sister, Petra. Since they believe that those who are different aren't considered human, David and his family must wait to receive a certificate from the inspector to say the baby is normal. I think it is strange how they can't acknowledge that their mother is pregnant until it is confirmed the baby is human. David's Aunt Harriet comes to visit, expecting to leave her baby with them and borrow Petra to keep her baby from being taken. David's father and mother can't believe she would even suggest this, keeping a deviational baby against the law. Their rules in their world are so strange yet they wouldn't think about breaking them. In chapter 8, we are introduced to the eight telepathic children, including David. He becomes worried that if anyone were to ever find out about his differences, he would end up in the same situation as Sophie and her family. I think that David is already brave enough to tell Uncle Axel about his telepathy. Also, Uncle Axel tells David "we don't have to be like the Old People, but instead try being ourselves, and build for the world that is, instead of for one that's gone... What makes a man a man is something inside him." I like how he says this to David, who is different, that we don't have to be like everyone else. It's not what's on the outside that matters, it's what's on the inside. This sounds almost completely opposite of what they believe.