Chrysalids Rebellion Quotes

“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” This quote said by Adolf Hitler is quite ironic considering Hitler is one of the cruelest villains in history. In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, there is a cruel, overbearing dictator by the name of Joseph Strorm. Joseph looks for scapegoats to pin tribulation on, so that there is someone at fault.

As the characters age throughout the book, their self-awareness grows significantly. An example of this is while Sophie washes “the blood off her arms and cleans the knife” (175), her bravery and loyalty shines. She evolves from a shy child to a brave, young adult; Sophie becomes willing to sacrifice her life for others rather than a child who is insecure of her deviation. Equally important, David says, “When there is that, where is the word? There is only the inadequacy of the word that exists” (166). This thought identifies how he is able to acknowledge the capacity of his own deviation and the insignificance of spoken words; David recognizes the development of his comprehension about communication with “thought shapes.” Additionally, David recalls, “A series of memories cut off what my eyes were seeing—my Aunt Harriet’s face in the water, her hair gently waving in the current; poor Anne a limp figure hanging from a beam; Sally, wringing her hands in anguish for Katherine, and in terror for herself; Sophie, degraded to a savage, sliding in the dust, with an arrow in her neck…” (197). He exhibits a vision of the Waknuk community and its dark effects upon certain individuals. Seeing that he progresses towards more sophisticated topics, his realization of these impacts identifies a growth in his overall understanding about recent ventures. In conclusion, the advancement to adulthood corresponds with the journey from innocence to

"Cry about the hell white people give coloured folks" (Lee pg 170) stated Mr.Radley to Scout, Jem and Dill. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee focuses on the main theme of racism. During the 1930’s racism played a huge role in society for African Americans who faced discrimination and segregation. The common occurrence of this theme is expressed throughout relations with individuals, societal discrimination and law injustice for blacks.

Hester Prynne of Nathanial Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter defies the Puritan belief system through her rebellion and compassion. Hester defies the Puritan belief system through her rebellion. Hester Prynne, while in Boston waiting for her husband to come from Amsterdam, commits the crime of adultery and gives birth to a child, causing her to be punished. Hawthorne describes her crime in dialogue between Hester’s husband, who has just arrived in Boston and is unaware of Hester’s circumstances, and a towns member who infers as to what she has done and how much of an uproar it has caused, during her public punishment, in the government forces her to stand on a scaffold for three hours and condemned to wear an A on her chest

Luke Castellan is the antagonist of this series and one of its main villains. At the end of the first novel, Luke is revealed to be the real enemy and a traitor when he attempts to murder the protagonist of the story, Percy Jackson. This betrayal is particularly brutal since Luke acted as a mentor to Percy throughout the book. He welcomed Percy into Camp Half Blood, and helped him to become accustomed to his new life by giving him advice and training with him. Luke betrayed his friends and family as an act of revenge mainly towards his father and the other gods. Luke fights for the titan Kronos, assisting him in his goal of bringing down the gods, not because he believes that Kronos will be a better ruler, but because he wants to see Olympus

Another predominate lesson in the novel is, how change is possible, but quite difficult to become accustomed to. David proves this point in a conversation he shares with Uncle Axel. Since David was raised in a society where change was not an option, but instead it was mandatory for the people of Waknuk to move towards Gods true image and move away from all deviations. David and many others had a hard time going against their way of living. David admits that he is reluctant to change saying, “Moreover, I was reluctant to admit the flaw in the tidy, familiar orthodoxy I had been taught (pg 64). Similarly, Waknuk is against change and always resisted when change was an option. David reveals that change is quite difficult to become accustomed to when he states, “The place may have been called Waknuk then, anyways, Waknuk it had become; an orderly, law-abiding, God- respecting community of some hundred scattered holding, large and small” (pg 17). This shows that their town, Waknuk, had never become anything different through-out many years. Also Joseph Strorm was a very strict and rigid man who unfortunately was at a point where he and many others who lived in Waknuk were brain washed with the Bible, and Nicholson’s Repentances. Therefore change was a possible option but hard to go forward with it. In this novel it therefore teaches us how change is possible, but overall very hard to do.

Sometimes a main character will suffer a great downfall. Maybe he or she will die, a friend dies, or anything just as bad. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon is the tragic figure because he was born of noble birth and possess a fatal flaw or error of judgement caused by excessive pride.

When Aunt Alexandra comes to live with the Finch family, she suggests Atticus get rid of Calpurnia. I think that she wants the family cook to leave because she is not related to the Finches. In previous chapters, she has explained the importance of the family name and how Scout should act more like a Finch. While Alexandra thinks that only blood related relatives should be included in a family, Atticus’s idea of family (one of the themes in the book) is to be kind, and loyal. He does consider Calpurnia a part of his family because she has helped so much. I believe she is a mother figure to Scout and Jem because she takes very good care of them. When Atticus says that he won’t fire Calpurnia, he should tell his sister not to discriminate a person

The Scorch Trials 356-526 For my independent reading novel, I read The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. The novel was fast-paced and very entertaining. In this particular section (356-526), a major conflict that was existent throughout was Teresa’s betrayal towards Thomas. The author states, ”That was it.

Ultimately, David evolves and chooses to become an insurgent in order to escape the dire situations in Waknuk.

Forbidden City Essay Nikhita Srigiriraju World History 11/14/14 Forbidden City Essay Everyone has thought of rebellion at some point. Whether it’s for something like not wanting to clean their room, wanting to drive, wanting to vote, it is still standing up for something they believe in. With some people, it may be a minor thing, but for some other people, they are rebelling for their life. In the book Forbidden City by William Bell, the main character Alex moves from Canada to China for his father’s job.

Part 2 – Choose twelve words/phrases that you deem to be critical to the book. They should be chosen from a variety of chapters. Give examples of the words being used in the text and explain why you think each word or phrase is critical.

“‘No,’ I whispered. ‘No, it couldn’t be you.’ He stepped toward me, and stretched out his hand in my direction. I slapped it away before he could touch me.”-Anna of Byzantium, Page 186-187

This can be seen as a macrocosm, in which the boundaries of the society are about to be crossed, and rebellion is a natural reaction to a higher level of hierarchy that sketches the different positions of power. The reaction to a non-familiar person that is part of a different generation and culture portray the humanistic rebellion to power that can be broken at a certain point.

In life there are many situations where rebellion is required for change and improvement. Some are simple, like growing up and learning not to do certain things and others are more complex like when a group of people stand up for what they believe, for example, women’s rights and black’s rights. I believe that rebellion is healthy for any growing society. There are many things that we do not agree with, whether it is the law or our parent’s instructions. By rebelling we can change our society and/or ourselves for better.