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    Chrysalids Religion can persuade many people to do many unintelligent things such as dehumanizing people who fail to meet the dictates of the religion‚ and has the power of persuading people into doing nothing about the situation because it be known as unacceptable to "God". Ignorance‚ Culture of fear and discrimination are three themes that demonstrate that ignorant adherence to man-made tenets‚ attributed to religion can dehumanize those who fail to meet those so-called dictates of the religion

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    2014 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

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    the beginning‚ the first person character‚ 10-year-old David Strorm describes his lasting dream of a city full of buildings‚ streets and traffic. The place of his dream seemed very strange to him and his elder sister Mary warns him to never let anyone else know about his dream. The opening gives a feeling that the character lives in a culture where he needs to be very careful about revealing his feelings or thoughts. In the second part‚ David Strorm describes an ordinary play trip he took that turned

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    ! ! ! ! The Chrysalids Comparison Uncle Axel and Joseph Strorm‚ very contrasting characters in the novel‚ are compared by their personalities and their relationship with David Strorm. Joseph Strorm is a very dogmatic and detached man in the way he acts towards his son‚ David‚ and others in the town of Waknuk. In the novel‚ Joseph appears to be a very strict man who has no compassion and no positive influence on David’s life. In chapter three‚ David injuries his hand with a splinter and he says

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    travel in space. He assumes the identity of Jerome (who has been genetically configured) in order to fulfill his dream. Therefore‚ because of the relationship between DNA and the plot‚ GATTACA is an appropriate name for the movie. The title The Chrysalids is an appropriate

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    good and punishes the evil. In the case of the novel The Chrysalids‚ by John Wyndham‚ religion creates a dystopian society. This is the result of increased fear amongst the people who fear another tribulation. The increased fear in society causes the people of Waknuk to become extreme‚ as they start evicting anything or anyone who is abnormal physically or mentally. Religion is the underlying cause of the dystopia created in the The Chrysalids‚ as the segregation of the mutants negatively affects families

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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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    toes she’s a nice person. That’s why he sees no connection between what he was taught all his life and now so he’s not caring about them maybe because he’s a lefty. 4. It tells us that he’s been growing up in a really strict community/society. David as we know is a lefty and that’s considered the devil’s hand so that’s probably the one thing that he can’t tell everyone about like how Sophie isn’t allowed telling others about her sixth toe. The fact that even he’s a misfit makes it easier for him

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    Michelangelo’s David The first piece of artwork that I have chosen to work with is the David by Michelangelo. Yes‚ this is one of the‚ if not the most famous sculpture in the world but that is not my reasoning for choosing it. Before seeing the actual David inside of the Galleria dell’Accademia‚ I visited the copy of it outside of the Palazzo Vecchio. After getting my first taste of the fake version‚ I thought it was a cool sculpture but didn’t see what all of the hype about Michelangelo’s could

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    The Chrysalids John Wyndham Book Report Static vs. Change: Waknuk did not want to change anything about their society‚ and wanted to keep fighting Deviations until the whole society was pure according to the way church and they think god says it. For this reason‚ they had no progress. More and more deviations were created in the society as‚ Waknuk wanting to stay the same grew. Example: The Sealanders say that they are against the Waknuk people because the Sealanders accept change‚ but the Waknuk

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