Essays on The Chrysalids

The Chrysalids is a science fiction novel, created by John Wyndham, that showcases themes such as religious beliefs, fear of authority, and punishment; yet it also deals with how obsession with the “norm” can create prejudice and discrimination. Many characters that don’t follow the “true...

History clearly depicts the dangers of people believing they belong to a superior race or group as it often leads to war. John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids, reinforces this idea as the novel illustrates the danger of people believing that only one race or group...

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a story about a dystopian future with extremely religious beliefs. The story takes place in Waknuk where they believe in the “perfect image”, anything astray from what they believe to be a human is considered a deviation. We see...

A person is generally considered to be mature if they exhibit common qualities or characteristics that are expected in adulthood. These characteristics can include being responsible, patient, and making decisions based on rationality. In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, we get to see...

“The Chrysalids” is a novel written by a famous post-apocalyptic genre writer, John Wyndham. This novel focuses on the life and hardships of the protagonist, David Strorm. Throughout the novel, we the readers were introduced into two ends of civilization; the religious city of Waknuk...

“The essential quality of life is living’ the essential quality of living is change; change is evolution; and we are part of it.” John Wyndham’s Chrysalids is a novel that lacks human compassion and depicts inhumanity. In this novel, Wyndham portrays how certain characters are...

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” – Martin Luther King. Hope is portrayed throughout The Chrysalids in many ways and is the source reason for why and how the characters in John Wyndham’s book drove the story towards its happy...