1. Is Joseph Strorm twisting his son David’s words? Explain how. What does it reveal about Mr. Strorm’s character

Are you referring to when Romeo innocently wishes for another hand? David, at one point, while doing a tedious task, says in the heat of the moment that he could have managed the task better if he'd had another hand. As a result, David is punished by his father and is made to repent and to seek forgiveness for his statement. David tries to explain but David's father only hears "blasphemy". David has a dream at the end of the chapter in which Sophie is being purified/sacrificed like an “Offence” and that his father slits Sophie’s throat with a knife.