The Chrysalids Comparative Essay

Humans hate feeling powerless and vulnerable. We discover this in the film “X-men” and in the book “The Chrysalids” in which humans reject the thought of mutants, or deviations and instead believe that they can remove them. This causes conflict throughout both novels. The movie the “X-Men” and the book “The Chrysalids” are both set in a post nuclear disaster, where the characters are telepathic, the authors/directors incorporate symbolism to demonstrate power and prejudice, that mirrors our own world today.
In both the film, “X-men,” and the novel, “The Chrysalids” certain characters display the ability to use telepathy to read minds or communicate with others. For instance, in The X Men, Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, has the supernatural ability to read minds, which allows him to not only control people minds but he can also use a device called Cerebro that amplifies his powers. This allows him to locate other mutants across great distances. Professor X uses his psychic powers for good by rescuing children mutants from harm. He teaches young mutants to control their powers at a school that he built. Similarly, the character Petra from ‘The Chrysalids’ has the same supernatural power, of telepathy. She can read minds through “thought shapes.”
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In the ‘X-men,’ Logan also known as Wolverine, has a dog tag. Although dog tags usually mean that a person has been in the army, Logan has no recollection of being in the army or of who he is, or where he comes from. His dog tag symbolizes his life’s journey, it is the one tangible object he can look at and try to reflect and remember his past. We learn through the film that it is the one thing keeping him together, giving him hope that he will discover who he is and where he has come from; therefore, setting him free from the question of who he is. Charles