The Chrysalids

The Chrysalids takes place in an eastern part of Canada called Labrador. It is set in the future after a nuclear holocaust has occurred. The town of Waknuk is isolated because the surrounding areas have heavy radiation and nothing can survive there. Because of this isolation Waknukians had to make up new religious and moral beliefs. Both these stories have many similarities as well as many differences. Some of the most visible similarities are in the setting. They are both set in the future after a nuclear holocaust. Both stories are set in small villages where laws are strict and the surrounding areas

The novel The Chrysalids starts out when the main character, David is having a dream. The dream is about a city with flying objects in the sky and buggies without horses to pull them. After this dream David is curious of what this city is. He realizes he has the gift of telepathy. He and the others with telepathy must keep it a secret or they will be banished to the fringes. After some time he has a baby sister that has very strong telepathy. The group later gets found out and they are forced to seek refuge in the fringes. Petra, David’s little sister starts communicating with a lady from a place called Sealand. The people from Sealand then come to save them. Near the end of the novel the Sealand people arrive and save them. When they finally arrive in Sealand David realizes that the dream he had was of Sealand.

Some of the differences in setting are some Hill People know what is around them. No one in Waknuk knows what is around them. In “By The Waters Of Babylon” priests are allowed to go into dead places, where as in Waknuk no one is allowed to go into the fringes. “By The Waters Of Babylon” takes place in New York. The Chrysalids is set in Labrador. What the Hill People do not understand they attributed to God where as in Waknuk what is unknown is associated with the devil.

The difference between the two fathers is that John’s is willing to accept the truth in comparison to David’s father who refuses to listen to the truth. The reasons for the characters to go on quests is completely different. David goes on his journey because he is being hunted, he is afraid of dying. John goes to seek out the truth, he knows he is going to die if he goes to the place of the gods.

The themes of these stories are alike in the sense t

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