The Hidden Disaster Than Tribulation In The Chrysalids By John Wyndham

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The Hidden Disaster than Tribulation
In waknuk only time changes the sunrise and sets then give a turn to the moon and the stars. The sun rises again to show that it is another day and days pass, months and years Waknuks are just counting dates, but no changes their thoughts are still behind way behind while the rest of the world is well civilized. They are afraid of change so that they destroy whatever it is new but in a wrong way. They torture, kill and make peoples to migrate further separate children from their family. In fact, no one except some people understand that this is discrimination, they consider that their problem is only tribulation, which results change. It is common in Waknuk especially people who are normal highly discriminate deviations because they believe in the true image of God in the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. Sophie, the little girl with only extra toes but it looks one millions of devils for the inspectors and David’s father. At the same time, Aunt Harriet with the infant baby that is a bit different from the true image of God is not able to get help. In addition, other deviants such as Gordon, Sally and Katherine the two innocent people that have unique ability of
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Sophie with six toes migrate to the Fringes and sterilized, Aunt Harriet that has a new born deviant baby commit suicide because her sister refuses to help her and the baby would live unhappy life without his mother. Furthermore, other characters such as Sally and Katherine are tortured in the same condition, Gordon who also is send to the Fringes without getting any inheritance. Many people are sent away from Waknuk sterilize even when they need to help their own families to give them back. Waknuk people are narrow-minded and want to stay as they

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