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    Themes of Chrysalids

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    The Chrysalids Have you ever dreamed of a place where you will have to hide your true identity to survive. “ The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham shows the reader exactly that. In this novel there are many different themes but the main themes are ; Survival to live in this community‚ discrimination‚ and punishment. Survival in this community is vital because if you are born a deviant you must learn to hide yourselves to blend in with the group otherwise you are banished to the fringes. As David

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    Meteors

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    Meteorites are rocks from space‚ which land on Earth‚ attracted by her gravity. The shooting stars that you see at night‚ are actually burning meteors that fall on Earth from outer space! This is the first of many interesting facts that are going to follow. Why do meteorites fall? For the same reason why anything falls on Earth - ’Gravity’. Very few can escape it! Meteorites have their origin in outer space. They are relatively small pieces of dust and debris‚ usually left behind in the wake of a

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    Joseph: a cruel and religious parent Throughout history‚ it is not difficult to find leaders who used religion to control his country. Hitler was a symbol of fascist dictatorship during World War Two when Jews suffered at his end. The Chrysalids by John Windham is based on a society where few people survive a nuclear disaster and continue to live in a small town. Joseph is the local consequence and largest land owner in Waknuk. He is cruel and religious. Joseph demonstrates his cruel nature when

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    Midwich Cuckoos Essay

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    Midwich Essay- The Importance of Knowledge   Knowledge  plays  an  important  part  in  human  life‚  and  is  crucial  to  human  development.  The book  ​ The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham‚ and the Holocaust in  WW2  proves  this  idea.  ​ The  Midwich  Cuckoos  is  a  tale  about  how  a  small  town  in  England  named  Midwich‚  was  invaded  by  alien  babies  who  took  over  the  female  inhabitants’  wombs.  The  alien  babies  were  later  named  the  Children.  It  forced  the  Midwich 

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    What Is An Ideal Mother? The purpose of motherhood is more than just the act of giving birth and keeping her offspring safe from danger. It is to ensure that her child does not just live‚ but rather thrives. In the novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the author uses an array of mother figures to portray his conception of an ideal mother. He does this by giving clear examples of characters that show both good and bad representations of motherhood. In this novel‚ the mothers are forced to choose

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    The Chrysalids 1

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    In The Chrysalids‚ John Wyndham creates a nightmare society in which the citizens are driven to obey cruel laws out of fear and punishment by man or by god. Because of the cruelty of their laws and their religion‚ the people become selfish and hateful towards each other. We are surprised when we are introduced to young people like the Waknuk telepaths‚ for as they mature‚ they demonstate qualities of loyalty‚ compassion and self sacrifice. The mystery of it is that the people of Waknuk were taught

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    Introduction The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is an exhilarating story set in the future‚ which is post-apocalyptic world where a nuclear disaster has possible happened‚ so some people and plants have mutations. Most of the people are strictly religious believing that the mutants are not a true image of God‚ therefore need to be eliminated. David Strorm is a boy that grows up in a place called Waknuk‚ and he is able to communicate with people telepathically. David has been able to find others

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    Meteors

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    The origin of the word meteorite came from the Greek word meteoreon which literally translates to “something high up” or “in the air”. It was used to describe a celestial phenomenon known as a meteor. In the late 19th century‚ astronomers derived the word meteorite to describe a meteor that hits earth. Meteorites hurl down our planet as streaks of light. Nowadays‚ people generally use the term “falling star” or “shooting star”. People who are lucky enough to witness a meteorite falling from the

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    Change in the Chrysalids

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    Change in the chrysalids is viewed as a part of life that cannot be avoided. The novel presents contrasting viewpoints on change‚ the Sealand woman who embraces change and the people of waknuk who vermently oppose it to illustrate Wyndham’s views on the importance of change The Sealand woman views change as an inevitable fact of life saying that "The essential quality of life is living ; the essential quality of living is change. Change is evolution and we are part of it." She reiterates Wyndham’s

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    Fear often leads to negative judgment and negative treatment. In the current society‚ discrimination is rooted from fear. John Wyndham’s book‚ The Chrysalids portrays the idea that discrimination is the effect of fear. Throughout the society of Waknuk‚ fear and ignorance cause a further advancement to harsh discrimination toward the supposed mutants or anything out of the Norm. To begin with‚ Waknuk lives through distress of the Devil and God. Though the members of the society all strongly worship

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