In Chapter 3, which is quite short, the reader is introduced to the severity of Joseph Strorm's character when David makes an innocent remark about wanting an extra hand to help him tie a bandage. His father yells at him and accuses him of calling upon the Devil. David’s remark received such a negative reaction from the people around him because he was wishing for a deviation, and therefore defying everything that Waknuk society believes in. David doesn’t understand the magnitude of his comment and is puzzled by everyone’s reaction to it.
As David falls asleep he dreams that his father had slit Sophie’s throat, as he would for a deviational calf, killing her for being a blasphemy. David awakes crying and struggling, wishing that Sophie’s parents were there to comfort him.
Chapter 4 - "The Group"
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