The spider man is the older brother of Joseph Strorm, David's father. Because he was mutated with extra long limbs, he was banished from the community to live in the fringes. David encounters him first as a prisoner, and later when he has gone to the fringes, and knows who he is because of the similarity to his father.
They banded together to raid communities so that they could get enough to eat, they protected the community by fighting when they were attacked, and they seemed to share what little they had with each other.
Well firstly, what are the questions to the Chrysalids Chapter 13?
David is a telepath, but there are other differences as well. He seems more compassionate than his parents, he definitely tries to be a protector, and his loyalty isn't to his family or community, but rather to people who think as he does. Ironically, this is something that he learns from his family... that love is conditional, and family comes after sameness... he just finds his sameness somewhere else.
The characters in the book The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham are;
David Strorm - main character, narrator, telepath
Mary Strorm- David's older sister
Petra Strorm- David's little sister, strong telepath
Emily Strorm- David's mother
Joseph Strorm- David's father, preacher, purifier
Rosalind Morten- David's cousin, telepath, David's girlfriend
Angus Morten- David's uncle, Rosalind's dad
Uncle Axel- David's best friend and uncle, sailor
Micheal- Telepath
Katherine- Telepath
Sally- Telepath
Anne- Telepath, married to Alan Ervin, sister of Rachel
Rachel- Telepath, sister of Anne
Walter Brent- Telepath, killed in a tree accident
Mark- Telepath
Sophie Wender- David's friend, deviation; has six toes
Mary Wender- Sophie's mother
John Wender- Sophie's father
Gordon/ Spider man- Leader of the Fringes, deviation
The Sealand Woman- Telepath for New Zealand, saves David, Rosalind and Petra
*there are more, didn't think they were quite important.
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David Strorm - Sophie Wender -Joseph Strorm - Uncle Axel -Petra Strorm - Rosalind Morton -The Sealand woman - the telepathsMichael & Rachel .
When a bomb hit the universe and almost everyone died.
The story's view is written from a third person's point of view. It is definite and unyielding regarding the dangers of adhering to contemporary ideas of American culture. In particular, the overt concern and emphasis placed on children can lead to the dissolution of the family. (this was the theme or point of view, at the time the story was written, 1950)
David's main goal is the survival of his group.
It can definitely be interpreted that way, but I choose to interpret it as a book that is celebrating positive change. The whole idea in the book is that these children who are telepathic are our future, and we shouldn't stand in their way. It gets to that conclusion by showing a lot of things that are negative... including murder of innocents by their telepathic saviors from Zealand. The ethics are very fuzzy in the book, but the children are saved in order to build a better society. I think most of us agree that as a society we want our children to do that... and I think most religions want that as well.
Deviations, blasphemies and offences. offences are plants that do not look like their parent plants. Blasphemies are offences among humans. both are deviations.
The Chrysalids is set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, on the island of Labrador.
David discovers Sophie's mutation, Sophie and her parents flee and are captured, David discovers Petra, Petra gets them discovered, David Petra and Rosalind flee, the battle in the fringes, the mass murder by the Zealanders and the survival of the telepaths.
Alan betrayed Sophie, married one of the telepaths, and was planning on blackmailing all of them. He was killed by David's uncle.
I think for them it is always joyous and fulfilling, but it causes sorrow when David re-encounters Sophie. The relationship might be burdensome to her at that point, but I don't think that it becomes burdensome to anyone else, although of course it causes everyone sorrow to see Sophie suffering like that.
The Chrysalids is a post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi novel. Some themes are Christianity, Telepathy, and Mutation.
If you are looking for literary theme, (the message the author wishes to convey to the reader), there are 4 main ones. They are: Loyalty to the group comes before personal loyalty. Survival of the fittest-you cannot resist change, you must adapt. Having power over someone does not make you right. Violence only creates more violence. Religion is also a huge aspect of this novel.
The major themes in chrysalids are Power and authority, survival, Heroism, journey of childhood to manhood, woman in society, challenges and structure/point of view,childhood experiences,prejudice/discrimination in the society.If you're asking for the main theme, it'd probably be Deviation vs conformity.The important issue of the intolerance towards Deviationsis shown through the extreme reaction of Joseph to David's comment.In the Chrysalids, the theme of Deviation is a constant theme that runs throughout the novel. In fact, it is the main focus of the book.Attitudes towards them, hence, is an important factor in deciding how the reader will view them and will also impact their choices on their future courses of action- if they had been accepted by society, the telepaths would not have had to run away from society and run such a risk to their lives. This attitude consists of prejudice, open hatred, ostracism and even killing intent.This can be seen from Joseph's furious outburst when he heard what David heard. Such is the extent of his set attitude against Deviation that he employed selective hearing and chose not to hear David apologising and saying it was not meant to be said that way.Joseph represents the entirety of Waknuk Society's view on Deviation; being the son of the one who pioneered them in the first place. Hence just the utterance of such Blasphemy - "If only I had another hand"- was enough to turn on his paranoia and make him display his utter intolerance of Deviation.He yelled at David, made everyone pray for 'forgiveness', and even implied he would punish David later, physically. It shows how Deviations are not tolerated at all in Waknuk society.
The people of Waknuk believe that Deviants are an abomination and the work of the Devil. From a young age, the Definition of Man and the importance of Purity are drilled into them. This causes them to have a fixed mindset to persecute Deviants when they grow up. It can also be seen from how they regularly undergo inspections to destroy all Deviations from their property, like in the case of the Strorm household, especially Joseph, who take it as a personal insult to have a deviated crop or livestock in their farm. Deviants [Blasphemies] are cruelly sterilized and abandoned in the Fringes, never allowed to return. This harsh treatment of Deviations shows us that the theme of prejudice towards them is prevalent in Waknuk society.
Through Joseph Strorm's harsh treatment of David, we can see how important the issue of conformity is to the inhabitants of Waknuk.Conformity in Waknuk is manifested in several ways, be it burning of Deviant crops, slaughtering of Deviant livestock and spreading awareness on the dangers of the Mutant to their peaceful society.Joseph shows this need for conformity in this passage by blasting David for even suggesting deviation from the Norm. The evidence for this is "you Blasphemed, boy. You found fault with the Norm," "This is a terrible thing, an outrageous thing. You are…committing blasphemy!" Joseph immediately accused poor David of having blasphemed and started yelling at him, without mercy or bothering to understand the truth.His treatment of David therefore shows how important conformity to the Norm really is to him.
Of course, every other theme in the book is significant as well. These include the theme of fear of authority, oppression, punishment, Purity and the Definition of Man, Friendhip, Love, Sin, Telecommunication, Sacrifice, Death, Religion, Extremism, Superstition and so on. They all play an important part in carrying the plot forward.
Yes, it is set in a future post-apocalyptic version of earth. The "old" people they discuss are us, and we have destroyed our world probably with nuclear weapons. The radiation could be what causes all the mutations.
He is many different ages. He grows up during the book, going from a young boy trying to hide from his chores to a young man with a girlfriend.