strengthened Arty's power over people through his opinion. For instance Norval finds .
himself questioning his own beliefs of the Arturan cult:.
He is enormously self-centered, proud, vain, disdainful of all who lack the good .
fortune to be him. This is so evident and so oddly convincing (one finds oneself .
thinking/agreeing that, yes, Arty is a special person and can't be judged by .
normal criteria) and that when he turns his interest on an individual (on me) the .
object (me) suddenly feels elevated to his level.(Dunn190).
In addition, not only is Norval Sanderson a respected journalist, he "had covered wars, .
treaties, executions, and inaugurations for two decades", but "he was sharp and .
lacked awe for anything". Being a respected journalist, Norval Sanderson did not fit .
into the category of an outcast, that was usual for the Arturan cult, but fit into that of a .
normal well-rounded society. Because of Norval Sanderson's conversion to Arturism .
and his position in society Arty was able reach people that, like Norval Sanderson, had .
previously discarded his ideals for madness. Arty's source of power were not only the .
outcasts of society, but those he could entice to question their beliefs.
.
Chick receives his power from his families needs and the use they have of his .
telekinetic power. At chicks birth, because of his outward appearance as "a norm", Al .
and Lil had no desire to keep him as their son until they saw the tremendous inner .
power that he had. For instance, Al said:.
"Your mama and I decided to keep the baby. Each of us, he said, each of us was .
special and unique and this baby looked like a norm but had something special .
too. He could move things with his mind.(Dunn71) .
Gonzalez 3.
Both Al and Lil had come to the conclusion that Chick was not valuable enough to .
keep, until he conveyed his power for the first .
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