For most, the book ``The Chrysalids`` is only a sci-fi book, yet for others, it`s a warning of what`s about to come. Author John Wyndham writes about the trouble and heroism of the protagonist David Strorm in his novel entitled ``The Chrysalids`` centuries after a nuclear fallout. Although many people only perceive the book as an idea or imagination, this book represents a realistic future for our society let alone the human race. Nuclear fallout, religious beliefs and the vision that our society should not change their ways all demonstrate how this book could be a warning and what our future could look like. Nuclear war Topic sentence: To begin with, the book demonstrates many hints that their world was affected by nuclear war. Point 1: …show more content…
Any close approach is likely to be fatal. They are entirely barren and in some regions are known to glow at night`` (Wyndham 60-61). Proof 2: The Sealand woman, another important character, also describes the Badlands as ``There were some dreadful parts that we dare not cross, even at a great height. We had to go far round them`` (Wyndham 194). Conclusion: Clearly, these witnesses whom have seen the outside world give us a description of an area torn by war and nuclear weapons. This leads us to believe we were in a war and we were stuck by a nuclear …show more content…
Most of these groups are seen in 3rd world countries and are driven by religion. This example is also seen in the society of Waknuk. The people in Waknuk live in a society controlled by religion and driven by the will to be like the old people. This does not allow them to evolve and grow as a society, leaving them in a 18th century world. Proof 1: Uncle Axel purposes ``What were the old people really like. What is it they did to bring frightful disaster own upon themselves and all the world. What would be gained if we were to build it up again so exactly that it culminated in another tribulation? Well, we might try being ourselves, and build for the world that is, instead for the ones thats gone`` (Wyndham 79). Point 2: On the other hand, we are also greeted to the society of Sealand. This community is the complete opposite of what we see in Waknuk. The Sealand people are completely devoted to evolution, science and technology. The novel describes the Sealand city as a futuristic metropolis riddled with humans. Everyone in this city knows how to communicate telepathically and they try teaching it and discovering how they are able to do such a