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Discrimination In The Chrysalids By John Wyndham

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Humans are inconsiderate for anyone aside from themselves. In this novel The Chrysalids, John Wyndham creates a society who exclude anyone different from them. The society is very religious and only listen to two books by heart. Mainly, the novel reveals people’s carelessness for humanity. The society of Waknuk are careless to those who are in a terrible state. People in the Fringes want to live a normal life but are unable to. Sophie expresses her struggle when she is in love with Gordon but “[can not give] him babies [...] why do [the Waknuk community] do [this] to [Deviations]” (Wyndham 167). Fringes people steal bare necessities to survive and Waknuk do not help them. Most communities have their needs “whereas the Fringes people only [have] a few that they [steal]” (33). Members of Waknuk do not care if someone’s child is taken away. Aunt Harriet argued to give her baby away “again like the others” (71). Anyone who is different from the views of Waknuk are seen as a mistake. …show more content…

Anyone who looks a bit different are seen as mutants. David is scold at by his father for being a blasphemy and wishing for a third hand because “the norm is the image of God” (27). Any community different from Waknuk are seen as deviations. Sealand people understand Waknuk try “to preserve [their] species against other species that wish to destroy it” (195). Being open-minded in Waknuk is seen as a blasphemy. Aunt Harriet is called “a dangerous as well as a shameless woman” (73). Due to the fact that she wants to keep her child whom has a small blemish. Waknuk disapproves of those who are different from the standards of

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