The movie X-Men will be compared and contrasted to the novel The Chrysalids. The characters, themes, and settings have many similarities and very few differences. Both the movie and the novel have similar meanings behind them.
             Firstly, the characters in X-Men are very similar to those in The Chrysalids; they have very few if any differences. Joseph Strorm from The Chrysalids and the Senator from X-Men both do not accept mutants and wish that they were all banished. It is shown that Joseph is very serious about this when he gets mad at his own son for not speaking up about Sophie and her extra toe. The Senator said in his speech that he plans to get rid of all the mutants. The X-Men's Xavier is very similar to The Chrysalids Sealand Woman because they give all the mutants a chance to live their lives without being discriminated against. Xavier gives the mutants a school full of people just like them to study and live with. The Sealand Woman makes sure that they are all accepted and is very nice to all the mutants. Cyclopse from X-Men and Michael from The Chrysalids are the leaders in both stories. They are the glue that keeps their fellow mutants positive and teach them to never give up. Thus proving that the characters in both X-Men and The Chrysalids have many similarities, and almost no differences.
             Secondly, the themes of both X-Men and The Chrysalids have very similar messages behind them. Xavier and the Sealand woman believe in change and are trying to get more and more people to accept change. Man has always feared what they do not know. This is proved in both movies and novels. Both the people in Waknuk and New York do not accept mutants because they do not know them and will not give them a chance. They think, just because they are different, they do not deserve a chance in life and should live miserable lives. Another theme is stand up for what you believe in. David the protagonist from The Chrysalids and all his friends...