The Chrysalids Character Analysis

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“The strength of a woman can carry the weight of the world .” For centuries women have been critical world figures, influencing world events from behind the scenes. Women’s contributions to the world range from Oprah Winfrey’s fight to help women find their strength, to Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat in her struggle to gain human rights. Women have been helping humanity with their intelligence, inner strength and compassion. In the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, women demonstrate their extreme strengths by overcoming obstacles and using their intelligence in order to help David find his true identity. Rosalind, Aunt Harriot, and Mrs.Wender show David how to be responsible, love endlessly, and follow his own beliefs. The three women have a positive effect on David because they mentor him on how to be a better person.…show more content…
She teaches David the importance of long-term thinking as well as being prepared and organized. For example, even though Rosalind and David know that they will have to flee Waknuk very soon, David goes to sleep while Rosalind stays up to pack and prepare for the pending escape. Before going to sleep David only “puts a bow and a couple of dozen arrows handy and found a sack… put several loaves and a cheese.” However, Rosalind stays up for 2 hours “packing up panniers and getting the saddles slung up…” Clearly, David “realized that Rosalind had put in some careful planning” and as a result of Rosalind’s advanced preparation and thinking they are able to escape Waknuk well provisioned and without
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