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    Trash by Andy Mulligan - Book Report Characters The main characters in the book “Trash” by Andy Mulligan are introduced as Raphael Fernandez and Gardo. Gardo was born six hours ahead of Raphael. Even though they are not brothers‚ Gardo looks out for Raphael. He is more built with muscle while Raphael on the other hand‚ is skinnier and smaller. They support each other’s decisions and are there for each through thick and thin. Both their personalities are filled with courage and perseverance

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    Change in the chrysalids is viewed as a part of life that cannot be avoided. The novel presents contrasting viewpoints on change‚ the Sealand woman who embraces change and the people of waknuk who vermently oppose it to illustrate Wyndham’s views on the importance of change The Sealand woman views change as an inevitable fact of life saying that "The essential quality of life is living ; the essential quality of living is change. Change is evolution and we are part of it." She reiterates Wyndham’s

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    By close reference to any TWO characters in the story‚ show how they have been important in communicating the novel’s key themes. Joseph Strom portrays the theme of intolerance. When Aunt Harriet came to see Emily in the hope of exchanging babies to get the normalcy certificate‚ Joseph asked Aunt Harriet if she wasn’t ‘ashamed of producing a mockery of her Maker’. This shows that he sees the baby as a deviant and sees Aunt Harriet’s act of producing such a child to be an act of mocking the lord.

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    The Sci-Fi novel‚ The Chrysalids is a very disappointing novel. Many children in Africa have no hope because they have no parents; have little food or water. David from the book‚ The Chrysalids has a similar fate as John Wyndham sends him and his friends into a world with no hope. The book is about David and his friends who are hunted by the village because of their differences. This novel is very depressing with no hope because violation of human rights; no acceptance of differences and abuse of

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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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    It is clear that John Wyndham wrote The Chrysalids as a warning for today’s society. This is based on the comparisons between our current civilization‚ that of the Old Peoples‚ and that of Waknuk. More specifically‚ technological advancements‚ fundamentalism‚ and the pressures to fit into a certain ideal. The events of Tribulation serve as a warning to today’s society. Many current day countries have nuclear weaponry‚ chemical weaponry‚ bombs‚ and other massively destructive tools at their disposal

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    In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the theme Relationships‚ relationships are very evident in people’s life’s‚ it creates the way people communicate‚ and who they communicate with. In Waknuk people with deviations are not accepted. People who live in Waknuk who have deviations need to contain there deviations in order to contain their relationships with others. When Alan a boy who lives in Waknuk found out about Sophie’s six

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    In The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ Uncle Axel shows dismay toward the society of Waknuk for their conflicting beliefs and ethics. Uncle Axel thinks deviations are not sinful or hateful in the sight of God. He believes that the definition of man is not represented by their physical appearance‚ rather he believes “what makes man man is their mind… the better they are‚ the more they mean” (79‚80). Uncle Axel is fortunate enough to venture past Waknuk and sail through the Black Coasts‚ making him knowledgeable

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    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;

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    The Chrysalids‚ John Wyndham is a science fiction novel about people who can communicate with their minds. This essay with prove that the book has both hopeful and pessimistic view on humanity. The books has very inhuman laws and has inhabitable lands‚ but also has a hopeful future. BP1- In the Chrysalids‚ people believe that if you are any different from the norm‚ you are sent from the devil and hateful in God’s eyes‚ but some people are able to see past these rules. At the beginning of the book

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