Power and Control The Chrysalids is a book by John Wyndham and it refers back to the cold war when he wrote it in 1955 as he puts he puts his thoughts of the future after a tribulation into a book. In The Chrysalids, the main character David and his friends all have a special power that lets them talk to each other through think pictures. In their hometown, Waknuk, they are deemed as outcast and either run away or let them catch you. David and his friends choose to run away to the Fringes and later get picked up to a city of telepaths. The book The Chrysalids is a dystopian story because there is a shift in control has happened with Sophie and the telepaths, freedom has been taken away by the communities strong standard of religion and finally the author gives …show more content…
David dad makes him pray because everybody in their society does it and if you don’t you are not normal and would be an outcast. For example, “Down on your knees!' he commanded. 'Kneel and pray!' The others all knelt, too. My father's voice rose” (Wyndham 27) David’s father was forcing his family to pray to god giving David no choice of religion and freedom. Many religions have beliefs that let you do certain things and since David has to follow his father’s belief he can’t do what he wants all the time. Also the whole community is follows one religion, for example,“ A god-fearing community doesn't have to deny its faith just because there's been pressure brought to bear in a government licensing office. There are plenty of us here who know how God intended his creatures to be, even if the Government doesn't.'” When Sophie was being thrown out of Waknuk David disagreed why the city choose to do that, david thinks that god would still love Sophie but the real problem is the government and their choices. Both David’s father and the community are not understanding the real reason of religion and are abusing