At the start of this chapter, David prays to God that his telepathic ability might be taken away. After five nights of praying, Axel and David have a conversation that changes his mind about not wanting his telepathic abilities. Axel also tells David that a falling tree had killed the boy, Walter Brent, that had stopped transmitting thoughts. This relieves some of David’s anxiety about being caught.
Axel and David then talk about Tribulation. Axel rejects David’s explanation that God sent Tribulation because he’s seen a bit of the world and the explanation of Tribulation just doesn’t make sense and doesn’t explain what happened to the world. He then tells David that what makes a person a human being is the quality of ‘mind.’
David then tells the rest of the Group about what happened to Walter Brent. They decided that it would be wise for them to learn each other's names.
The other six were Michael, Sally and Katherine (neighbors), Mark, and Anne and Rachel (sisters). Learning each other's name increased a general sense of confidence in David’s life and made other things seem to be not so frightening.
Michael’s parents were not satisfied with the schooling in Waknuk and sent him to a bigger town, Kentak, to receive his education. Michael told the Group what he was learning, even if it wasn’t clear to him. Because the Group shared thoughts with one another about what Michael was being taught, Michael understood it all and was at the top of his class. The Group benefited from Michael’s higher education.
Chapter 9 - "Old Jacob’s View and a Problem"
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