"The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham

Before the larvae of most insects become an adult, they remain in a contraceptive state not moving or growing. In the refreshing The Chrysalids, John Wyndham, the author, rephrases the definition of Chrysalid to describe the future of hu soldieryity. It is after a disaster destroying almost all of humanity forcing humans to rootage civilization from the beginning. Two surviving books develop a morality purging those who are deformed and putting themselves in a Chrysalid stage, living in a town called Waknuk. The people of Waknuk are like Chrysalids, in a sheltered, stagnant state as they follow their religion avoiding punishment, mutation and ontogenesis.

Waknuk strongly puts belief and religion into their religion and are supportive followers of Nicholsons preventing and misleading serviceman from evolution in their sheltered, stagnant state. Religion describes that the image of man is the image of God. The repentances are not against evolution, but are against mutation, example, execrate is the mutant in the sight of God and man (76). The mutants or deviants are sent to the Fringes where deviants live with each other apart from Waknuk. Deviants however, do not take part in evolution because evolution changes the image of all humans from God in a very slow process. To stop evolution and delay the image of God, Waknuk remains in their Chrysalid stage following their religion.



Waknuk moldiness keep their religious faith and beliefs strong. The people of Waknuk set exacting laws and give rules for obedience to protect religion, deny evolution and even out mutation.

David, the main character of the novel is evolving and his father, Joseph Strorm conflicts with Davids evolution due to his beliefs in religion. Through the Bible and Nicholsons Repentances, Joseph is strict when teaching his son David or so the image of man and God. Davids first encounter...

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