John Wyndham

The Chrysalids

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  • Yi xuan Tanhas quotedlast month
    ‘Rachel’s afraid. She’s crying inside. She wants Michael.’
  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted4 days ago
    You found fault with the Norm.

    Oppressive society - points out that the Norm is perfect and even implying that it is not allowed

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    Would you leave David alone there, or would David leave you?

    Comparing his relationship with Rachel with David and Roslaind's shows he loves Rachel

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    the essential quality of living is change; change is evolution
  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    They’re all dead.

    Says it in a very matter-of-fact tone. Does not not feel remorse for killing so many people

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    men I had known all my life, all joined together now to hunt us down

    highlights the cruel nature of Waknuk, where everyone puts purity and their laws over friends and family

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    tugging at his ragged jacket, urging him to run towards the caves

    Truly cares for him and willing to risk exposure to try to protect him

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    her body slid along in the dust. . . .

    A tragic end to a miserable life

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    His eyes kept on searching among the horsemen

    Despite the danger, Gordon was determined to kill Joseph, hates Joseph because he sees him as someone who stole his right to Waknuk

  • Shi Wen Onghas quoted5 days ago
    the finished image is a sacrilegious myth
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