Lessons for Readers in John Wyndham's The Chrysalids
Lessons in this book show how perfection is a concept created by man since readers learn because of the unjust actions towards the Fringes people, things are not always what they seem to be, and that the world is not perfect. There are "perfect" characters in the book that treat the Fringe people unfairly throughout the whole story. These people would judge the different looking people unfairly. It was not the fringe people's fault for looking different. It is said a nuclear plant had exploded and the surrounding area was ruined by the radiation. This resulted in the "bad lands" territory to become seriously mutated. The "perfect" people created these nuclear plants. The plants, animals and people would be deformed within the secluded "Bad lands". This is where the Fringes were forced to live. Often these areas did not have enough food because of the radiation. Readers can learn it is important to understand things fully before making a judgment and putting things into action. The fringe people couldn't just become a norm, David explains:We've thought about that of course,' I told him. "She can refuse to respond. She's doing that now, like somebody refusing to talk - but to go on with it .... It'd be like taking a vow of silen
An example from the book would be when Harriet's baby had to die, causing her to kill herself (75). Michael told her it'd be like pretending to have only one arm because the person who wants to marry only one arm. Though the plants look deformed and evil, they are just mutated from radiation. It seems as though, they were consumed in wanting to create a perfect world and did not want see anyone looking different. In this book however, the situation is treated differently and murdering Fringes was not a problem. The unjust actions towards the Fringes, the fact that the things are not always what they seem and the world is not perfect, helps readers understand that this could apply to life today. People need to see this and learn to appreciate these little things in life. Another example would be a racist person killing someone of another race just because he or she did not like the other race. It wouldn't be any good - and you couldn't keep it up, either (94). It wasn't the Fringes fault that a man made building had gone wrong. Though things may not seem perfect, things are the way they are supposed to be such as plants. Everyone in this world has their own special gift to offer. Today, these actions would be unjust and considered as murder. This is unjust because the Fringes are not given a chance to prove that they are normal people too. It is very unrealistic to strive for perfection.
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