The Chrysalids is a book ultimately about prejudice, discrimination and moral values being challenged to its fundamental core. The story takes place in Waknuk, a world in which everyone who is not normal are considered mutants and freaks and must be sterilised in order to preserve their pre-thoughts of God’s image. Those who are “freaks” are believed to be the work of the devil. Yet, the tiny percentage of aberration within Waknuk such as the Sealanders believe that the normal are now the primitive species and have to be wiped out. This is especially true when a community of mutants all congregated together in order to preserve their way of life. This books portrays certain ideas of satire which makes a mockery out of religion.
The adaptation can stand alone due to its majorly dependant theme of racism and the fear of everything unable to be understood. The book revolves around the idea that one must be in the image of something for a person to be normal. This creates an idea of constraint in the society. This idea is present in our real world context, where racism and discrimination of races and also religion has made up a very dominant part in our historical context. Examples of segregation is the segregation between African americans and Native american, which brought about the idea of slavery …show more content…
Uncle Axel, being the character who is wise and gives feedback and advice to David, advised him not to leave Labrador despite being restrained by the Waknuk religion. It showcases how despite the hardship, it is a hassle to even escape this religious cycle. This showcases how confined and the lack of freedom he has. Also, David was advised not to go to the fringes, as it was a dangerous place. This idea explores the idea of how certain areas, they were perceived as dangerous and is to be bewared as the idea that freaks or lower class people are there contributes to the Racism/
The adaptation can stand alone due to its majorly dependant theme of racism and the fear of everything unable to be understood. The book revolves around the idea that one must be in the image of something for a person to be normal. This creates an idea of constraint in the society. This idea is present in our real world context, where racism and discrimination of races and also religion has made up a very dominant part in our historical context. Examples of segregation is the segregation between African americans and Native american, which brought about the idea of slavery …show more content…
Uncle Axel, being the character who is wise and gives feedback and advice to David, advised him not to leave Labrador despite being restrained by the Waknuk religion. It showcases how despite the hardship, it is a hassle to even escape this religious cycle. This showcases how confined and the lack of freedom he has. Also, David was advised not to go to the fringes, as it was a dangerous place. This idea explores the idea of how certain areas, they were perceived as dangerous and is to be bewared as the idea that freaks or lower class people are there contributes to the Racism/