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2. An Approved Topic ---> Women are important to David Strorm. Discuss the effects of three women on his life. What does each woman do for David?

3. Brainstorming Worksheet ---> The women in David's life change his perspective on the laws and beliefs of his society good thesis
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---> discuss one woman per paragraph and how they effect his perspective and help him change ---> Sophie is his bestfriend and first deviation that he encountered. Ever since then he did not look at mutants the same because he cared for sophie and her having an extra toe didn't make David look at her any different. This rebels against ( This contradicts) his fathers beliefs and thoughts, therefore causing much conflict in the novel ---> Petra is his younger sister who is also a deviation/she is also in the group of telepaths with David, except she is much stronger than the rest of them. This astonishes David and he is intrigued to learn more because he has never come across someone like Petra. (Throughout the novel, David starts to teach Petra how to use her powers to the best of her ability, therefore leading to more discoveries outside of Waknuk.) how petra is also significant etc... ---> Aunt Harriet had a child who had a small flaw therefore considered a deviation. No one, not even her own family, excepted the child, she killed herself= david's sympathy towards deviations. His dreams tell him how the Waknunk community is blinded by their own beliefs, and Aunt Harriet, who is dead, can see reality better than they can. This allows him to think differently (etc...)
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WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO WORK POSTED?!?!?!?!?! ^ I have the outline ! I haven't posted it yet because I am not very happy with it. (wording, flow, etc...) but it's getting there. When I am sure about it, it will be posted :).

You can post it anyways and edit here, that way I can help you edit. Just a suggestion

Stephen The coexistence of both male and female have been a vital importance to the advancement of our world. Looking back, women where housewives taking care of children and doing their best to support the family..........

4. Essay Outline 5. First Draft of your Essay

Intro: In today's society w omen play a dominant role. They have taken over many responsibilities because of their perseverance and determination. In the novel, //The Chrysalids// however, this is not the case. The women are denied the right to express their opinions and the men are very authoritative in the progression of the community. Nonetheless, the women in David's life change his perspective of the laws and beliefs of his society.

Body 1: To begin with, Aunt Harriet has undoubtedly changed David Strorm's point of view of his society, and of himself. She is introduced half way through the novel, where she goes to her sister, David's mother, seeking assistance. Unfortunately, the help she is looking for is not something Mrs. Strorm agrees with: "//Nothing much//! You have the effrontery to bring your monster into my house, and tell me it's //nothing much//!" (pg.70) Aunt Harriet is emotionally beaten knowing that her own sister will not help her, only because she does not want to commit, what is considered, a "criminal conspiracy". Aunt Harriet is proof of what happens to a deviation, or someone who is trying to protect someone with a deviation: "Aunt Harriet's body has been found in a river, no one mentioned a baby...." (pg.74) After Aunt Harriet's death, David realizes that the Waknuk community is blinded by their own unrealistic assumptions. At this point in time, however, David begins to doubt himself.

Body 2: Another female who has a great impact on David is Petra, as she allows David to come to the realization that the power that he possess' is a gift and not a curse. As David begins to describe some of Petra's traits, he states, "Not even a wandering thought of difference crossed my mind concerning her until it abruptly happened...." (pg.83) David simply expresses the fact that his younger sister is also a telepath, but she is slightly different compared to the other eight. Although the exposure of Petra's power came from out of the blue, that is not what surprised David the most. What surprised him was the fact that he had never witnessed something so powerful, yet so painful and terribly controlled. It is clear that Petra has the most powerful range and potential of all the other telepaths, because she can communicate with telepaths halfway across the world unintentionally. Rosalind simply explains that, "She is something like us, but not one of us. None of us could //command// like that. She's something much more than we are." (pg.84) Petra's gift intrigues David thus leading him to coach her on how to control it and how to use it to the best of her ability. Throughout the novel, the bond between Petra and David develops spectacularly due to the fact that they are different in comparison to the norms. During this entire process, David finally believes in himself and he realizes that there is no true image. Everything he had learnt from when he was a child was history.

Body 3: Lastly, Sophie alters David's perception of his society. All his life, David has been told that deviations are hateful in the sight of God, neither man nor woman. Following David's promise to Mrs. Wender to remain Sophie's situation confidential, he ponders about the true definition of a blasphemy: I was abruptly perturbed - and considerably puzzled, too. A blasphemy, as had been impressed upon me often enough, a frightful thing. Yet there was nothing frightful about Sophie. She was simply an ordinary little girl - if a great deal more sensible and braver than most. Yet, according to the Definition... Clearly there must be a mistake somewhere. Surely having one very small toe extra - well, two very small toes, because I supposed there would be one to match on the other foot - surely that couldn't be enough to make her 'hateful in the fight of God...'? The ways of the world were very puzzling.... (pg.14) David clearly states that even though Sophie is, what is known as, a deviation she is braver and more sensible than the average Norm. This shows that David's views of his society is changing because when he first meets Sophie, not knowing that she is a deviation, she seemed just like every other normal person in Waknuk.

Conclusion: Throughout the novel, Sophie, Aunt Harriet and Petra help David change his view of his community. These three women may not play the most important role in their society, but it is clear that they play a dominant role in David's life. In the beginning, when David meets Sophie and discovers her sixth toe, he does not understand why it is such a big deal to keep it a secret. Later on, Aunt Harriet shows David the consequences of not being a part of the true image of God, while Petra, on the other hand, proves to David that in the end, there is no true image. The novel, //The Chrysalids//, is not only eye-opening for David, but for the readers as well. John Wyndham demonstrates a poorly developed and blinded society, in which everyone believes they are perfect. This shows perfect comparison between our society today and the society many years ago. When readers picture the people in the Waknuk society, they pity them, when the truth of the matter is, it's like looking directly in the mirror. (The novel was not only eye-opening for david, but for the readers as well. John wyndham demonstrates a poorly developed society blinded by their stupidity, as they believe that they are perfect and represent the only figure of a true man. This shows a perfect comparison between our society today and that of many years ago.)

6. Peer Comments - Group Members

-Christina -Stephen -Tom

Christina - Introduction Paragraph 1.Does the introduction paragraph grab your attention? Does it anticipates an insightful thesis? 2.How strong is the development of the argument for the whole essay?

Stephen - Body Paragraphs 1.How well are the quotations integrated and analysed? Have they been chosen with care and taken from a variety of chapters? 2.How strong is the development of the argument for the whole essay?

Tom- Concluding Paragraph 1.Does the conclusion include a reworded thesis, summary. 2. Does the conclusion have a memorable ending? 3.How strong is the development of the argument for the whole essay?

7. Good Copy in MLA format