The Chrysalids

In an alternate ending for 'The Chrysalids,' the characters could find a way to peacefully coexist with the Deviations and embrace their differences, leading to a more harmonious and accepting society. Alternatively, the group of telepathic children could successfully escape to a place where they are free to be themselves without fear of persecution.

We know that Harriet died. The book tells us that she was found in the river, but we don't know if she drowned or she was killed another way and then her body dumped there. The book hints that her death was not by her own hand. We don't know for sure what happened to the child, but it was almost certainly dead before the mother was.

The norm is just being normal... being like everyone else. Having the same number of fingers, toes, mental abilities, etc. And if you aren't, then the post-nuclear world could have warped you, so you shouldn't be allowed to hang with the norms.

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.

In "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham, the tribulation refers to a catastrophic event that caused widespread destruction and mutations in the world. It led to a strict society that enforces genetic purity, where any deviance from the norm is considered a sin. This setting sets the stage for the protagonist's struggle to survive and find acceptance in a hostile environment.

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.

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The community seems to be successful in general... they get enough food to eat, they usually have enough to trade, and their crops and animals stand up pretty well to mutation... not so much needs to be destroyed that they are in danger of starvation. There is a lot of fear and rebellion in the community, and persecution and violence against people with harmless physical differences.

Group loyalty in the telepathic community near Peter: none of them turn in each other (except Anne when she believes she has already been betrayed), they warn each other when things are going wrong, they teach each other, and they seek to protect each other (everyone rushing to help Petra, Michael going joining the group that wants to hunt down Peter, etc.).

Group loyalty in the "no deviant" community: they turn in deviants even when they are loved ones, they adhere closely to the community's laws, seeking to protect themselves from mutation, they hunt down and sterilize people so they can't produce more mutations.

Group loyalty in the Fringe community: they gather together to raid so that they can stay alive. They band together to fight the norms when they come into their territory, they live together and share food and protection.

Group loyalty in the telepathic community in Zealand: they teach each other, work to strengthen their telepathy and breed for it, and they rescue telepathics who are being harmed or hunted in other communities, at least when they think they will get a good return on their investment.

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The community of Waknuk is never destroyed. Many of the people from Waknuk are destroyed when they pursue the telepaths into the Fringes, but the community of Waknuk remains.

The novel "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham is not explicitly anti-religious. It primarily critiques the dangers of intolerance, prejudice, and rigid conformity rather than attacking religion itself. The story focuses on the consequences of a society's extreme beliefs and the impact on individuals who do not conform to those beliefs.

evoloution was showed as a progress.

the norms believed in all good perfect humans, but as time went on the abnormals were the new generation

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Waknuk is the place where David grows up. It and the surrounding communities are the ones that are very anti-mutant.

The Fringes are further out, but come from the same community. These are the mutants, who have been rejected because they are not normal for whatever reason. Many of them have also been abused and made unable to reproduce by the Waknuk communities.

Zealand is the place far away that David's sister is able to contact telepathically. It is the place where telepathy is celebrated, and they come to save David's sister so that she can breed for them and make their telepathy stronger.

A normalcy certificate is a certificate that is granted to new born babies only if they are normal without any problem.

Aunt Harriet was found dead in the lake and her baby was missing.

Different groups have different beliefs.

The people of Waknuk believe that mutation is dangerous and needs to be destroyed. Because the setting is a post-apocalyptic world, this belief probably developed from a need for survival and started out (at least in terms of crops) as a legitimate need. Unfortunately, they found a very cruel book along with the bible as they were developing their belief system, and they now interpret God's word as only accepting of a certain kind of human being. Nothing different is allowed.

The fringe people believe in survival, and some of them question the beliefs of Waknuk and the surrounding communities... because they see the value of the people around them. However, since they are mutants, they have been pushed to the edges and don't have enough good land to survive, so they have to fight and raid to get enough to eat. Their belief systems don't seem to have had a lot of time to evolve beyond the Waknukians. :)

The Zealanders seems to believe in developing and breeding for telepathy, which to them is the superior way to be, and if they happen to genocide some other groups in the process, they don't seem to care.

David's group of telepaths seem to believe in learning and in surviving... and luckily a few of them get a chance to do that.

Rosalind's bravery, independence, and loyalty in "The Chrysalids" influenced David by serving as a role model. Her strength and resilience helped him navigate the challenges he faced, shaping him into a more compassionate and mature individual. David learns from Rosalind's actions and choices, ultimately driving his character growth and development throughout the story.

The book never gives us this information. It is apparently something small from the way Harriet talks about it.