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THE CHRYSALIDS UNIT INTRODUCTION

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The chrysalids. Unit introduction. What is a Chrysalid ?. The chrysalids. Chrysalids refers to chrysalisis , which is the transformation of a caterpiller to a butterfly. Why the title?. The Setting. The chrysalids. Waknuk – David’s home town and name of father’s farm - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE CHRYSALIDS

UNIT INTRODUCTION

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THE CHRYSALIDSWhat is a Chrysalid?

Chrysalids refers to chrysalisis, which is the transformation of a caterpiller to a butterfly

Why the title?

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THE CHRYSALIDSThe Setting

•Waknuk – David’s home town and name of father’s farm•Labrador – Christian civilization following the “Tribulation.” Society matches the 1700s-1800s.•Capital of Rigo, Island of Newf•Wild Country•Fringes – Lawless land full of danger and mutations•Badlands – Dangerous area•Black Coasts – Dangerous area affected by radiation•Sealand – Technology exists here. Universal telepathy

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THE CHRYSALIDSThe Setting

•Society is based on farming and agriculture•People are controlled by rigid beliefs about morals and religion•Religious beliefs are cruel and OPPRESSIVE•People believe TRIBULATION caused world to be this way as a punishment from God•“OLD PEOPLE” refers to us – the current readers•Radiation has caused mutations•Chrysalids is a novel set in the future with a setting of the past

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THE CHRYSALIDSSocial Life

•Purpose in life is dealing with Tribulation•Need to follow ETHICS to climb back into God’s grace•Church is the ultimate authority•“Rules” found in Nicholson’s Repentances•Anything not normal must be destroyed•Anything not normal is an insult to God•Mankind’s greatest duty is to see that the human form is kept true and proper•Nicholson’s Repentances describes true human form

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 2-4CHAPTER 2

• History of David’s family and household

• Background: Religious family – Focus on “Repentances” and Bible

• David’s father (JOSEPH) – Strict religious leader. Grandfather (ELIAS) – Founder of Waknuk

• Individuals responsible to watch for BLASPHEMIES and OFFENSES – Including killing animals

• Information about Blasphemies and their relationship with the Pure People (Raiding farms)

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 2-4CHAPTER 3

• David spending more time with Sophie• Steam Engine: Technology of Old

People• Tension between Sophie’s Dad and

David• David remembers getting a splinter

and nobody helps him at home so he wishes to his father for a third arm. Gets punished – pray to God, received beating

• David dreams of Sophie being killed by Joseph

• David wants Sophie’s Dad to trust him

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 2-4CHAPTER 4

• Telepathy with cousin Rosalind• Uncle Axel finds out but keeps it a

secret• David’s telepathy = Sophie’s toe• Group of telepathic people get together

to keep secret: David and Rosalind, Michael, Rachel and Anne, Sally and Katherine, and Mark.

• Fringe people planning on invading Waknuk. Some are captured and appear normal

• One guy looks like David’s father but has long arms and legs: Spider-Man

• Uncle Angus: loves to annoy Joseph. Argument about selective breeding: Giant horses and tail-less cat

• David spends more time with Sophie and starts teaching her school stuff

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Religion

Genocide

Comment on Our Society

THE CHRYSALIDSTheme

THEME:Theme is the main topic, lesson, or idea that is the focus of a story/narrative• Novels often explore more than one

theme

CONFLICT:Conflict is the tension or problem between different forces or characters in a story.• You should already know conflict from

short stories. Conflict includes:• Character vs. Character• Character vs. Nature• Character vs. Society• Character vs. Self

What types of CONFLICT have you seen

in The Chrysalids so far?

What THEMES have been introduced?

Change

Fringe People vs. Waknuk

Joseph vs. Blasphemies

David vs. Waknuk Beliefs

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THE CHRYSALIDSCharacter

CHARACTER SKETCH:A character sketch is a description of the different TRAITS of a character, including their personality, relationships, emotions, and actions based on events in the story.

David

Relationships

Emotions

Personality

Actions

Family: Mom and Dad

Sophie

Uncle Axel

Other telepathic kids

Anger

Guilt

Curiosity

Sadness

Dishonouring Father

Befriends SophieWants to Run Away

Defends friends

Protective

Loving

Curious

Energetic

Character’s ACTIONS lead to TRAITS, which are words that describe the

character.

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 5-6CHAPTER 5

• Spring proves to be free of Deviations• Waknuk wins “Purity Record” – All good!• David and Sophie sneak off together• While fishing barefoot, they meet Allan, who

finds a “peculiar footprint” – says he will tell everyone

• David attacks Allan and he’s knocked unconscious

• Sophie and David tell Sophie’s parents. Family forced to disappear

• David returns home and finds Inspector at house

• David lies about knowing Sophie. Receives beating

• David worried about telling/holding secrets (THEME)

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 5-6CHAPTER 6

• David uses telepathy to talk to friends about Sophie• David has vivid dreams about Big City• Inspector continues to question David• David begins doubting his culture/beliefs• Joseph announces that Sophie’s family has been

captured• Uncle Axel and David discuss the world beyond

Waknuk• Rigo (Capital); Black Coasts; “Unspeakable

monstrosities”• David learns of different races outside of Waknuk –

and that each believes they are the “true image of God” (Comment on different religions / THEME)

• Axel and David talk about telepathy. Eight people other than David, though eighth person hasn’t answered

• Axel will find out what happened to this person

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THE CHRYSALIDSDystopia

Why is the world such a dark, bad place in the future in so many novels and films?

Social Commentary

WarningChallenge

Leadership/Governemnt

What THEMES are you seeing in the novel so

far?

MAKING CONNECTIONS:

-text to text-text to world-text to self

How does The Chrysalids compare to other novels/films that explore similar ideas?

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 7-9CHAPTER 7

• David’s mother gives birth. Child must be certified “normal” before it is allowed to exist

• Tension between Joseph Strorm and Inspector• Petra Strorm certified as normal• David’s Aunt Harriet comes with new baby –

uncertified because not normal• Harriet wants to borrow Petra for certification.

Answer is no. Harriet chased out of house by Joseph• Harriet found dead next day by a river. Baby is not

there.

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 7-9CHAPTER 8

• Harriet is wiped from knowledge/existence after her death

• Suggestion that her death was a suicide• David prays to lose his ability – just wants to be

normal• Axel helps David calm down• Missing Telepathic boy died in a wood-cutting

accident• Reader is introduced to other telepathic children.

Michael teaches rest of kids new information (he lives in a different area)

• Chapter ends with a new Telepathic person revealed

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 7-9CHAPTER 9

• Big jump in time. Now six years later.• David gets urge to run – runs to river and finds Petra about to

drown• Rosalind comes, too. People suspicious of how they knew to help• David fears that Petra will be killed. Tries to telepathically warn her.• Last year was a bad year for Deviations. Lots of “purgings”• Old-Timers blame Deviations on “corruption in government and

carelessness in youth” (SOCIAL COMMENTARY HERE?)• Society getting paranoid – fearing new Tribulation (More

COMMENTARY)• Everything calming down until Anne (telepathic person) announces

she is going to get married

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 10-12CHAPTER 10

• Anne marrying “normal” son of man who discovered Sophie’s secret

• Telepathic group uneasy and warn against marriage. Anne blocks them out

• Uncle Axel suggests considering killing Anne to protect secret of group

• Anne marries and cuts off connections with group• David falls in love with Rosalind but this is kept secret as their

bond forms• Anne’s husband found dead six months after marriage• Anne is found in her house dead, a victim of suicide• Letter Anne left found by an illiterate neighbour. Letter calls out

telepathic group. Letter is destroyed. • All tension relaxes.

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 10-12CHAPTER 11

• Next Spring is very quiet. Few Deviations (none beloning to family of Allan (the Mortons) or Joseph Strorm

• Petra is growing up. Takes off into a forbidden forest on her pony.• David feels urge to run. Calls Michael and Rosalind to join her. They

find a freaky Deviation eating Petra’s pony. Deviation killed and Petra rescued.

• All other Telepathic People also meet in forest• Group agrees on how to deal with Petra’s calls as David tries to

teach his sister about what’s going on with her mind. Petra reveals she hears people from far away

• Uncle Axel suggests people are becoming suspicious of David. Axel killed Allan because he was telling people about the Group.

• Group ready to leave if people come after them.

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THE CHRYSALIDSChapters 10-12CHAPTER 12

• David receives a messages that some of the telepathic kids – the Chrysalids – have been captured. He calls Petra and Rosalind and with a horse, the three leave Waknuk.

• Group is followed and kills a man who threatens them. Secrecy and stealth are key.

• Find out Katherine being tortured by Inspector and is revealing information.

• Inspector issues reward for capture of David, Rosalind, and Petra so he can learn about the Chrysalids and prevent the Deviations from happening again.

• David decides to head to Fringes. Michael plans to fake their deaths to protect them.

• Petra starts communicating with a mystery girl. The group head towards her. David realizes this is a girl from his dreams.