The Chrysalid's is a novel based on the despair of our own society in the past, present, and future. John Wyndham's give the opportunity to see mankind not in the ideal way as most would like, but in a quite realistic way.
The story takes place hundreds maybe even thousands of years after an atomic war ruined civilization and left parts uninhabited. In Waknuk the danger of mutation has led to a strict definition of what runs humanity. David Strorm is the protagonist in the novel who is secretly telepathic and shares his experiences with several other people his age. David's father is very religious, and uses his position in society as an advantage to destroy and got red of all human deviations. His younger sister Petra has a mutation to powerful it endangers David and his telepathic friends. .
In my opinion how they treat people with mutations is horrible because there really is no true image. A true image of man can't be proven right by using theories, which are two-faced. Their theories were developed from experiences of man, mainly from his tribulation. The Waknuk people are insecure about themselves, so they use God as an excuse for harassment of the deviates. Their methods do not make sense because it shows man does not know where to stop, even if it means almost destroying the earth. I feel that they are too harsh because all of there ideas and related to their differences. Most of these differences are just physical or mental ability. .
I feel that if people are being sent away, from their families, sometimes at birth to a place (the fringes) where they fend for themselves daily is very cruel as it would make them feel worthless and likely miserable. The only way to improve their way of life is to accept people and things for who and what they are, not what they look like. To have a deviation doesn't make "you" less valuable as a person. It's what's inside of people that make them unique and extraordinary.
The Chrysalids was a better story. ... The Chrysalids is set in Labrador. ... The theme of The Chrysalids is the evil that humans possess. ... The best story is The Chrysalids. ... The plot of The Chrysalids was also a lot more elaborate. ...
The Chrysalids Essay Topic #1 One of the things I really enjoyed about the Chrysalids fantasy was the telepathic ability of the main characters. ... Let's think of telepathy the way it was in the Chrysalids, where people can think collectively and communicate through long distances. ...
The Chrysalids- Philosophies in the Novel "And God created man in His own image. ... They were Chrysalids. ... (Wyndham, 162) The Sealanders are not Chrysalids. ... (Wyndham, 196) The Waknuk people are referred to as chrysalids, hence the title of the novel. ... Chrysalids, those who cannot, and will not accept change, bring grief to all. ...
Book Review The Chrysalids is a fictional novel written by John Wyndham. The Chrysalids is a very well formatted book. ... The end of the Chrysalids is also very good because it answers any quesitons the reader might have and also has some action and suspense mixed in with it. ... The Chrysalids is a very well written book and I would recommend any one of all ages to read this book. ... The Chrysalids is a book that could give hope to some people. ...
The Chrysalids is a science fictional book of suspense, irony and pathos. ... The novel's narrator is a left-handed, brown haired man called David, one of the chrysalids. ... She is the youngest and most powerful chrysalid in the group. ... She has the ability to command other group members and block out all the other chrysalids when she communicates. ... John Wyndham creates many characters in The Chrysalids. ...
"John Wyndham has given us a good story with The Chrysalids but he has given us much to think about." In the novel "The Chrysalids" there are many important issues that John Wyndham has brought up including child and sexual abuse, racism and discrimination. ...
"John Wyndham has given us a good story with The Chrysalids but he has given us much to think about." In the novel "The Chrysalids" there are many important issues that John Wyndham has brought up including child and sexual abuse, racism and discrimination. ...
The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, is a novel about hope and not despair. ... Finally, the last point would be that just like in The Chrysalids, there were also people who did not follow Hitler's beliefs and laws. ... This shows that The Chrysalids relates to WW2 in many ways. ... Therefore, it is evident that The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, is a novel about hope and not despair. ...
