Alan Ervin's Facebook Page

I created a facebook page for Alan Ervin. Feel free to click in and have a look!

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Why do I choose Alan Ervin?

     Alan Ervin is not such a important character in The Chrysalids. He is the Waknuk's local blacksmith John Ervin's son and he appeared mostly in chapter 5 and 10. In chapter 5, his appearance has directly driven the Wenders to move to the Fringes. He is the only person who ever discovered Sophie's deviation other than David and the Sophie's parents. The dramatic impact he brought changed the atmosphere of the earilier chapters and Sophie, who seemed to be important throughout the novel, was then away from the readers' vision. It says in the book, Alan was knocked down by Sophie before the Wenders prepared to flee away. This plot gave plenty of time for Sophie and her family to get away from the trouble and therefore we can know that it is meant to be like that in order to make the Wenders safe. When time passed by quickly, and the story entered chapter 10, Alan was there again, related closely to the novel. One of the telepathists, Anne, was planning to wed Alan. This is absolutely shocked for both the characters in the book and the readers. Alan, a norm who showed high belief of God's true image since he reported Sophie, was marrying a special kind of mutant——the telepathists. The marriage was a great threat to the chrysalids and once again, the atmosphere of the story here became nervous as Anne tried to block the other chrysalids out. And next, Alan's sudden and mysterious death happened unexpectedly. Following Alan's death, Anne suicided and the letter she left to report the other chrysalids was discovered by one of the telepathists. The group's secret was kept and Alan and Anne officially moved out of the novel. Even though Alan did not have much play in the book, the effects he brought were crucial.