Most of the numerous precepts, arguments, and examples in Ethics were condensed for us into this: the duty and purpose of man in this world is to fight unceasingly against the evils that Tribulation loosed upon it. Above all, he must see that the human form is kept true to the divine pattern in order that one day it may be permitted to regain the high place in which, as the image of God, it was set. (41)
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is about eight children, including David and Rosalind, who can communicate with each other using ‘thought shapes’. Trouble is, they live in a community, called Waknuk, in which abnormalities are discouraged and are punished by being cast away into what's called the Fringes - where all abnormalities live - or death. The group manages to disguise themselves as the norm until David Strorm’s little sister Petra is born, whose strength of thought shapes increases beyond the groups’ strength to a point where she is able to unknowingly force the others to come to her though the group lives as far as nine miles apart. These sudden gatherings cause suspicion among the regulars, forcing David, Rosalind, and Petra the urge to escape. During their escape, Petra catches the thought shapes of a woman from Sealand (or Zealand) who says she'll save the trio because everyone in her area is just like the telepathic group in Waknuk. When rescuing the trio, a battle breaks out but is 'settled' by the Sealand woman's technologies so the trio are taken back to Sealand, safe and sound.
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham shows that religion and belief hold strong power over the actions of people. Some people need to believe that there is something greater than them, a high power. In order to achieve that need they are willing to believe any idea that the majority thinks to have come from a divine creation - such as the Tribulations in The Chrysalids. Unfortunately, when these people hold the words that are said to be something greater too highly, they forget that everyone is born different from one another. In this book, anyone who is born even slightly different is never acknowledged as human and is sent away or killed.
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham shows that religion and belief hold strong power over the actions of people. Some people need to believe that there is something greater than them, a high power. In order to achieve that need they are willing to believe any idea that the majority thinks to have come from a divine creation - such as the Tribulations in The Chrysalids. Unfortunately, when these people hold the words that are said to be something greater too highly, they forget that everyone is born different from one another. In this book, anyone who is born even slightly different is never acknowledged as human and is sent away or killed.