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Intolerance in the Chrysalids
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Evan Wilson Evan 1 Mrs. Wood English 11 2 November/15/2002 Intolerance in the Chrysalids The Chrysalids was by John Wyndham. It Involves Children that have ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) living in a community that does not tolerate differences. They are eventually found out and escape to Sealand (New Zealand). All societies in this novel practice intolerance in one way or another, even though Wyndham doesn't approve of it. We see it with the Norms, the Fringes, the Sealanders and even people of today. I feel this was a great way of depicting intolerance. Intolerance is most visible in this novel with the Waknuk civilization. You could also say that the Strorm family is one of the most intolerable families there. David didn't have a lot of choices growing up, including the tolerance of deviants. His father was considered the leader of the Waknukians, so he would put signs up around his house like "Watch...
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