Summary Of The Chrysalids

After hearing the first chapter I think this book is titled “The Chrysalids” because the commencement of the book talks about mutation and how it’s not accepted to be different than ‘true Image of God’ which means that every human being is supposed to only have one body, one head, two arms and two legs: that each arm should be jointed in two places and end in one hand: that each hand should have four fingers and one thumb: that each finger should bear a flat finger-nail but if your body is different you are not considered authentic human/ the image of god. Since Chrysalids defines something new or a transmutation perhaps, chapter one talks about David’s childhood as one day when he was dreaming about a city which he doesn’t know how it looks