Comparison Of Today's Society In The Chrysalids

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Comparing Today's Society in the Chrysalids by John Wyndham
Yes, today's society is comparing to the Chrysalids When David was a young boy, he would dream of a city, even though he didn’t know what a city was. He dreamt of carts running with no horses pulling them, shiny fish shaped things. David would dream about the buildings, boats in the habour, even if he didn’t see a sea or a boat before

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