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    John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids is a book that has a lot of turmoil and discrimination. Within the turmoil and discrimination, but there were individuals who went through a lot to help to Blasphemies and the telepaths. These fascinating individuals who rose above the challenge has many mother-like attributes, and these attributes make them important and respected by telepaths and Blasphemies. In Wyndham’s, The Chrysalids, shows that mother figures are easily approachable, fight for what is right, and

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    The world of John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids is rife with a population that blindly follows a broken ideology. It is evident Waknuk finds the ideology is easy to understand and to act upon; Waknuk follows the rules by the book, Nicholson’s Repentances. Waknuk’s society is fixated on this religious structure, even if the results are unfair, immoral and unreasonable. Despite all of this, there is hope in David’s world; there are strong, smart, logical characters that have the ability to question ideas

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    Is there really one certain way God meant for people to be? Or are all people part of His image in different ways? Well in the novel The Chrysalids the image of God, as reflected in Nicholson's Repentances, seems to agree with the first option. The image of God within this novel demands very strict guidelines. Due to these guidelines this image seems to discriminate against others who are not perfect in their eyes. If a person does not meet the requirements dictated by the image of God as stated

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    factors affect the rise and fall of nations, but it is conformity that plays an integral part in the prosperity of a community. It has such devastating effects on its followers that one cannot comprehend how dangerous it might end up being. The Chrysalids, a post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham, exhibits the significance of diversity and change. It reveals how compliance and blind acceptance of traditions can cause permanent damages to a society, such as isolating individuals and tearing families

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    thoughts are incredibly malleable. However, the question remains whether the environment changes our perception. This essay will delve into how perceptions are impacted by a North American lifestyle, and a lifestyle within the fictional world of The Chrysalids. Although a person has the ability to forge his or her own destiny, the environment plays a large part in shaping our perceptions everyday. Many throughout the world consider North America to offer the greatest quality of life. A myriad of

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    Waknuk is David’s hometown in the story “The Chrysalids”. The village is located in central Labrador. It is a small agricultural community which lies in the west of Labrador. They have a maritime climate, being remotely tropical, without extreme heat. There tend to be a vast amount of forest cover with many fields making up most of the landscape. The people of Newf and Labrador are the only humans who retained the pre-Tribulation phenotype. The only other known civilizations are vague and coloured

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    “The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham is a science fiction novel about a town that does not accept difference. The novel takes place in a post nuclear time in the community of Waknuk. It describes how human nature can be cruel and the act of acceptance which everyone strives for. David Strorm morally and emotionally grows throughout the novel through character, setting, theme and plot. Significant events that David experiences teach him both something about himself and the world he lives in. When he firstly

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    The Chrysalids is a science fiction novel written by British author John Wyndham and was first published in 1955 by Michael Joseph. The book takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where everyone living in Waknuk believes strongly to follow God’s words and practices eugenics. This is due to a fear of an event called the Tribulation, which caused all of their ancestors, the Old People, to be wiped out by God by a widely known belief that they tainted the true image of God, this was inspired by the

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    The Chrysalids written by John Wyndham, toys with numerous different approaches and perspectives of love throughout the novel. Wyndham uses several clever situations where various characters including Joseph, David, Sophie and her parents, portray their love for each other in different manners. Spanning from unconditional love to tough love. The recurring idea of love makes the novel more intense and intriguing because the characters express their affection through somewhat extreme and abnormal manners

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    The Role of the Characters in The Chrysalids by John Wyndham In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, several minor characters are presented to help convey the themes of the text. Alan Irvin, Sophie Wender, and Axel Morton are several of the minor characters, who are presented in the novel, that assist in the communication of themes to the reader. These characters help develop themes such as intolerance, and the nature of a closed society. John Wyndham also employs various literary techniques

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