Two very good stories are The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and "By The Waters Of Babylon" by Stephen Vincent Benet. Both these stories are sci-fi and depict what human civilizations will be like after a nuclear holocaust. The result of the holocaust has altered the Hill People and Waknuk people's morals and religious beliefs. The main difference between the stories is one is viewing the future as positive the other is portraying the future negatively. The Chrysalids was a better story. It portrayed what humans act like. In the following paragraphs many points will be looked upon to prove that The Chrysalids is a better story. .
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 of the villages are forbidden. Both civilizations have lost all knowledge of past civilizations, they must recreate beliefs and morals the best they can. As well they also thought very highly of the Old People. What these villages do not understand they make up stories to explain them. .
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 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. ...
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 atom...
"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. ...
