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| Plot Summary of The Chrysalids |
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"In post-apocalypse Canada a religious dictatorship strives to eradicate all mutations, be they plant, animal, or human. But hidden within this society is a growing number of young telepaths, desperately trying to avoid discovery. "
Andy Wixon, Resident Scholar
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"post nuclear disaster- some people have mutated and have unusual powers like telepathy. mutation is very much frowned upon and people who are different are considered a threat and hunted down. some mutants discover a very powerful telepath and escape with her to an ally who is transmitting from far off and who recognise her extraordinary powers"
Dominic Makin, Resident Scholar
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"David realizes that his friend Sophie is different, it's obvious because she has six toes. David also is different from the norm but his is less obvious. He and a group of his friends can send thought messages to each other. David is careful to hide his gift because he lives in a society after a nuclear holocaust where an individual showing difference is sterilized and sent to live in the fringes. This becomes hard to hide when his sister is revealed as having the strongest mental powers of all and begins to draw attention to herself. She makes contact with people in Zealand. There is a land across the sea that is full of people like her and David but to get there they first must escape from their country and head off through the fringes."
Neil Morey, Resident Scholar
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"This is a story of a boy's flight from an oppressive regime. Considered a mutant by his own family, he is made to flee his home and strike out a new existence in a strange and unfriendly place"
anonymous, Resident Scholar
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"The narrator is a part of a society that condemns 'deviations' from the so-called 'Definition of Man'. The 'deviations' are either destroyed or banished to the Fringes. The narrator is a part of a group of teenagers who can communicate mentally with each other. They have to escape persecution by fleeing their homes."
JS, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Chrysalids |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Repressive society story
Yes
Mental/magical powers focus
Yes
magical powers:
- telepath (scifi)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's a slave/repressed?
- discrim against people with mental powers
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
- can read emotions
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
- society
Age:
- 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Terrain
- Desert
- Forests
Earth setting:
- medium future 22-24th century
- distant future
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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