The Chrysalids Essay

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The chrysalids- philosphies in the novel The Chrysalids- Philosophies in the Novel "And God created man in His own image. And God decreed that man should 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...."(Wyndham, 10) And so on went this statement that all heard each Sunday in church. Any deviation from this was an abomination, a blasphemy before God who had fashioned man in his own image, and must be dealt with immediately before those that were known as evil could spread. This was how the Waknuk people viewed life. They were Chrysalids. They would not give in to change. In John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids, the Waknuks, the Sealanders, and the Fringes people all had different philosophies. The “stand-still” philosophies of the Waknuks, and the “move-on” philosophies of the Sealanders caused destruction of families, emotions, and even lives, leaving the Fringes people tied up inside of this tangled web. The Fringes people were known as deviations, those that were born anything other than what God created man to look like. Those who had amazing telepathic powers, to those who had si the chrysalids One of the things I really enjoyed about the Chrysalids fantasy was the telepathic ability of the main characters. It seemed to .... (530 2 ) The Chrysalids Two very good stories are The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and "By The Waters Of Babylon " by Stephen Vincent Benet. .... The Chrysalids was a better story. .... (1183 5 ) The Chrysalids In the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham the Sealand society and Waknuk society are both similar and different in the way they live. .... (555 2 ) Chrysalids

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