The Chrysalids By John Wyndham Chapter one—A Dream and the Definition (pages 5-14) Glossary a.) germinate: to begin to develop b.) dungarees: heavy cotton pants or overalls usually made of blue denim c.) cleft: a fissure or crack d.) precepts: orders or rules meant to guide one’s conduct e.) rote: fixed routine; repetition of forms or phrases often without attention to meaning f.) cold-poulticed: a poultice is usually a soft mixture made with herbs and organic material‚ usually heated
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When people are forced to hold certain beliefs which they do not agree with‚ they often end up becoming hypocrites. Such is the case in The Chrysalids by John Wyndham; the citizens of the book’s setting‚ Waknuk‚ are forced to believe that any being which is not completely normal is a mutant‚ and should be removed from society. These stern beliefs force several citizens to become hypocrites. Waknuk is a very strict community‚ and its inhabitants are compelled to maintain numerous rigid beliefs
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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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(Resisting/Not changing) change according to the circumstances/environment will cause an earlier death. In John Wydham’s‚ The Chrysalids‚ there are many deaths due to the reluctance to change. Joseph Strorm needs to change in order to maintain his and the Waknuk community’s survival. The Sealand Woman will later have to adapt once a new super power dominates her and Sealanders community. Change is necessary for one’s to stay alive. Waknuk Community is destroyed because of their own rigidness.
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“It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace‚ and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling‚” said the famous French philosopher Pierre Bayle. In the novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the characters Sophie‚ Sally‚ and Anne worry about tribulation when it comes to being “normal” and tolerated by people. The author demonstrates the intolerance of physical deformities‚ mental abnormalities‚ and the inferior treatment of women in the town of Waknuk. The intolerance of physical
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Leadership A leader is someone who guides‚ helps‚ or directs others. In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndhyam‚ leadership is what helps the telepathic group escape successfully and survive outside the community of Waknuk. David‚ Gordon and Michael’s leadership skills help all of the group members in various ways. These three characters are good leaders because they guide and direct their group to reach their goals. Firstly‚ when David takes on the role of being a leader‚ he gives precise
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THE CHRYSALIDS The chrysalids teach the reader a very good moral in each chapter. The morals are lessons that tells the reader good and bad behavior. Good behavior isn’t always good‚ and bad behavior isn’t always bad. It always depends on the situation of the moral. Chapter five was a situation with David‚ Sophie and Alan. David and Sophie were together until Alan arrived. Alan glanced at the sandy ground while looking at Sophie’s footprints that included an extra toe on each foot (p.44). David
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The Chrysalids-John Wyndham INTRODUCTION John Wyndham was born in England‚ on July 10‚ 1903. When he was growing up‚ he went to a series of boarding schools because his parents were separated. He then attended an advanced co- educational school until he reached the age of eighteen. After he left school‚ Wyndham studied farming for awhile‚ then "crammed" to write the examinations for Oxford University. Finally‚ in 1929‚ Wyndham picked up a copy of an American magazine called Amazing Stories
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The novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ is set in the future and starts in the town of Waknuk‚ modern day Labrador‚ years after a nuclear holocaust. The people of Waknuk believe it was God who sent Tribulation upon them for all their sins; this makes the Waknukians strict about anything different. The story’s main character is a boy named David Storm‚ son of Joseph Storm one of Waknuk’s most intolerant people. David‚and only a select few‚ can communicate without words but in what they call thought
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The Chrysalids is about arrogance‚ self-delusion and self destruction. These elements are seen in the different characters and they are manifested through the characters’ behavior‚ activities‚ actions and perception. The characters who portray actions of arrogance most frequently seem to be the leaders of the different societies in the book‚ one of them being Joseph Strorm. Joseph Strorm portrays arrogance as he allows his arrogance to blind him from the truth which is that he in
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