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Anne is a member of the group of Waknukians that can communicate telepathically. She realizes that there are an unequal number of girls and boys in the group, and that some of the girls will have to marry outside of the group, or not marry at all. Despite the protests of the other group members, she falls in love with and decides to marry Alan. To make the marriage easier, she cuts off all communication with the group. But when it becomes clear that Anne told Alan about her and the other’s telepathy, Uncle Axel kills Alan. When Alan is found dead, Anne kills herself, leaving behind a note that exposes and blames the rest of the group.
Anne Quotes in The Chrysalids
The The Chrysalids quotes below are all either spoken by Anne or refer to Anne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10 Quotes
“It wouldn’t be just murder, Uncle Axel. It’d be something worse, as well; like violating part of ourselves for ever…. We couldn’t do it….”
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Anne Character Timeline in The Chrysalids
The timeline below shows where the character Anne appears in The Chrysalids. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...finding out the group’s ability. They decide to learn each other’s names—Michael, Sally, Katherine, Mark, Anne, Rachel, and Rosalind—to avoid any future stress or confusion.
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Chapter 9
...or someone to blame for the bad season. The group feels relatively safe, however, until Anne announces that she will get married.
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Chapter 10
Anne forms the group that she will marry Alan—the same person who reported Sophie for her...
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David tells Uncle Axel, who knows about the wedding, that Anne is capable of think-together. David, having had access to Anne’s feelings, explains to Uncle Axel...
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...his implication, is adamant that the members of the group will not use force against Anne, even in order to save themselves. When Uncle Axel questions his will to survive, David...
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Anne’s relationship with Alan prompts David to reflect on his relationship with Rosalind, a relationship he...
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Rachel, Anne’s telepathic sister, tells the group that Alan has been found dead with an arrow in...
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Anne leaves behind a suicide note outing everyone in the group, even Petra, and suggesting that...
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Chapter 11
...he hasn’t told Uncle Axel about Petra, but Uncle Axel explains that before she died, Anne told Alan about everyone in the group. When Uncle Axel figured this out, he shot...
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Chapter 17
...think-together, he feels immensely relieved that Petra will not meet Aunt Harriet’s or Katherine’s or Anne’s fate. Michael asks Petra to tell Rachel that if she will wait for him, he...
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