The Chrysalids Essay
Meerarobin 1
Rakin Meerarobin
Mrs. Costley
ENG1DB
April 12 2015
Why has our society become stagnant to change? Change is inevitable, ongoing, and it is a special stage in life. It can have a significant impact on our lives. John Wyndham has effectively, expressed the thought of change throughout the whole story. He has portrayed this thought by characters, setting, and the major and minor conflicts. Waknuk, a society has been killing deviations and blasphemies as a tradition. David, a boy from Waknuk has discovered himself as a deviation, when he discovers he has telepathic abilities. David and his telepathic group attempt to escape from Waknuk. In “The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham illustrates the idea that, the dangers of being unwilling to or evolve; if mankind is going to prosper peacefully, it must look to change when necessary. John Wyndham has expressed this theme through the characters in this story. David is one of the major characters that have experienced change. He went from an innocent little boy to a young adult. In the beginning of the story, David had a chance to reflect on his childhood. It occurred when David met six-toed Sophie and realized people with deviations are not monsters. “I was a normal boy, growing up in a normal way, taking the ways of the world for granted”(Wyndham 6). This was important because David was a deviant himself. He could see thought pictures sent by others, such as his cousin Rosalind. This expresses that David is not normal. From here on, David became strong. Once his sister Petra was born, he started to go through another stage of change. While on the run away from Waknuk, David had a parent-like relationship with Petra and his love for Rosalind was developing. He had to protect them from the people pursuing them from Waknuk and the people from the Fringes. Especially, David needs to protect
Rakin Meerarobin
Mrs. Costley
ENG1DB
April 12 2015
Why has our society become stagnant to change? Change is inevitable, ongoing, and it is a special stage in life. It can have a significant impact on our lives. John Wyndham has effectively, expressed the thought of change throughout the whole story. He has portrayed this thought by characters, setting, and the major and minor conflicts. Waknuk, a society has been killing deviations and blasphemies as a tradition. David, a boy from Waknuk has discovered himself as a deviation, when he discovers he has telepathic abilities. David and his telepathic group attempt to escape from Waknuk. In “The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham illustrates the idea that, the dangers of being unwilling to or evolve; if mankind is going to prosper peacefully, it must look to change when necessary. John Wyndham has expressed this theme through the characters in this story. David is one of the major characters that have experienced change. He went from an innocent little boy to a young adult. In the beginning of the story, David had a chance to reflect on his childhood. It occurred when David met six-toed Sophie and realized people with deviations are not monsters. “I was a normal boy, growing up in a normal way, taking the ways of the world for granted”(Wyndham 6). This was important because David was a deviant himself. He could see thought pictures sent by others, such as his cousin Rosalind. This expresses that David is not normal. From here on, David became strong. Once his sister Petra was born, he started to go through another stage of change. While on the run away from Waknuk, David had a parent-like relationship with Petra and his love for Rosalind was developing. He had to protect them from the people pursuing them from Waknuk and the people from the Fringes. Especially, David needs to protect