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1.Your name: Susan Kim. 2.An approved topic: Many of the critical ideas in The Chrysalids are pointed directly at the shortcomings of Davids' society and, indirectly, at our society. Thesis: The novel suggests that human society is resistant to change. 3. Brainstorming Worksheet **Waknuk doesn’t listen to other’s opinions on the true image.** - The true image for Waknuk people is the definition. - Even though the explorers have seen many diff people with diff opinions about the true image, Waknuk still believes they are the true image. - Waknuk has no proof of their true image. Only proof is the Repentance but Nicholson wrote them after Tribulation so how can they know they are the true image for sure? - These are related to today’s society because we discriminate on appearance and other qualities too. E.g colour of skin, race, sex, religion beliefs… - Also media telling us what is normal (tall and slim for girls and tall and muscular for guys.)

John Wyndham portrays Waknuk as a society that resist change by Waknuk ignoring Marther’s and other explorer’s idea about deviations and resisting any new changes that germinates. And since he is creating an indirect comparison to today’s society, he is suggest that today’s

**Wanknuk doesn't accept the idea of deviations slowly relcaiming themselves..** - Black coasts turning into badlands, badlands into Fringes, Fringes into Wild country and Wild country into Waknuk but Waknuk doesn’t believe it because they don’t like change. Also maybe because they want to keep their pride. - The reason they don’t like change is because they are trying to be like the wonderful old people and if they change the way they live, they are afraid that they can’t be like them and have tribulation upon them. - Waknuk believes that God looks after Waknuk and the Devil looks after Fringes and other tainted places. - Explorers have made observations and the Fringes man on page 154 confirmed it. Marther got in trouble because it implied that deviations so far from being a curse, were perforoming however slowly. -Related to today’s society because we also dislike change. It can be hard to adjust to and scary. When people get used to something, changing it is a difficult thing to adjust to and since you never did it this way, you’ll never know what the result will be.

**The people of Waknuk prejudice people. They don't accept anyone that is different and change make us different.** - They won’t accept even the slightest difference, like Sophie’s sixth toe and telepathy… - Why would they kill deviations when they did no harm? David and the others were living with them for 20 years and everyone thought they were perfectly fine. Also, if Waknuk’s beliefs about tribulation and having bad seasons are true, they should be having a lot of bad seasons because they are letting 9 deviations live. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- They don’t like people that are different and when they have kids, their children will probably become like that. Even though they do no harm they have a special skill and the normal people are jealous by it so that’s probably why those rules are up.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Conclusion. Ideas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">All those evidence of Waknuk trying to resist change is a comparison indirectly to our society saying that we are resistant to change too. Even though we avoid or try to stop change from happening, you can not and change will happen no matter what. Inevitable. If you try to resist change, you will never progress in life. Even though we are comfortable with our everyday routine, new ideas can improve your routine and make life ....As demonstrated by Waknuk, no one can resist change since it is inevitable. They tried to avoid every opinion from other people and when change does happen, they try to resist it at all cost. This proves that....As demonstrated by Waknuk, change can not be avoided since it is inevitable. Even though they attempted to by avoiding other’s opinion and resisting any change when present, change still occurred. They would never accept any change therefore they are remaining static. They spend so much time avoiding change that they never live life. 4. Essay outline. Intro. Body paragraph. -Waknuk does not change view about deviations and God. -Waknuk does not change views about the true image. - Even though Waknuk tries very hard to avoid change, changes still happen to them therefore, they should just accept and adapt to them. Conclusion. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">__**5.First draft of essay.**__

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">**Intro.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Everything on this Earth has been through evolution and one of the most obvious example is humans. Evolutionary biologists suggest that humans originated from primitives. Without this critical change, humans would not have been able to progress. That is why change is a crucial part of life and if anyone attempts to avoid it, they are doomed to extinction. In John Wyndham's novel __The__ __Chrysalids__, the community of Waknuk tries to avoid change and that is why the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change therefore, they are destined for failure. OR <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Almost everything on this Earth has been through an important change regarded as evolution. If they did not undergo this critical change, they would have been able to adapt to its surroundings, therefore doomed to extinction. In John Wyndham’s novel __The__ __Chrysalids,__ the society of Waknuk tries to avoid change while Sealand on the other hand, welcomes change which allows them to adapt to its surroundings. Since Sealand is more adapted to its surroundings, they will be the society that thrives. However, Waknuk is not adapted to its surroundings and since Wyndham is creating an indirect comparison to our society, the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change therefore, they are destined for failure.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">Almost everything on this Earth has been through an important <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> process? change regarded as evolution. If they did not undergo this critical change, they would not have been able to adapt to their surroundings which would then result in their doom for extinction or result in extinction <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">. In John Wyndham’s novel, __The__ __Chrysalids,__ the society of Waknuk tries to avoid change, on the other hand, another society called Sealand welcomes change which allows them to adapt to its surroundings. Since Sealand (Suggestion: a cce pts change and differences ,) is more adapted, they will be the society that thrives. However, Waknuk has i s not adapted to its  ( suggestion: the effects of evolut ion)  surroundings,  and since Wyndham is creating an indirect comparison to our society, the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change and therefore, destined for failure.

Almost everything on this Earth has been through an important process? change regarded as evolution. This change is very crucial because it allows an organism to adapt to their surroundings which improves the quality of the organism 's life? . The quality of the organism 's life will be better (Another word perhaps? Since you've used it twice in the same sentence. For example: The quality of the organism's life will improve because of their ability to adapt to their surroundings. Suggestion: This allows them to have a better chance of surviving in comparison to the other species, as there is a greater chance of the survivability of their genes. <- just a suggestion) because they adapt to their surroundings better than others which will make them have a better chance of surviving to pass on their genes. (Suggestion: join this sentence with the previous statement-> ex. ...,which is why change is so critical.) This is why change is so critical. Change That is what makes life progress and if anything tries to avoid it, they are doomed to extinction.

Almost everything on this Earth has been through an important change regarded as evolution. This change is very crucial because it allows an organism to adapt to their surroundings which will make them have a better change of surviving to pass on their genes. That is why change is so critical.( -refer to above changes and suggestions) It makes life progress forward by continuously adding improvements to it every time they evolve. (<- I think this is a good point, but it needs to be revised.) ﻿ In John Wyndham's novel __ The ____ Chrysalids, __ the society of Waknuk tries to avoid change on the other hand, another society called Sealand welcomes change which allows them to further develop than Waknuk therefore leading Waknuk into extinction. Since John Wyndham is creating an indirect comparison to today's society, the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change therefore, they are destined for failure. (^ refer to previous changes and suggestions for this paragraph)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">** Body paragraphs. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0cm;"> Waknuk believes that they are the true image of humans and anyone who is slightly different from it is a deviation. Their definition of a man is that they should have one body, one head, two arms and two legs and so forth. However, they have no evidence to prove that this is the true image and when the explorers contradict Waknuk’s beliefs with solid evidence, they still will not change their minds. The only proof Waknuk does have is from // Nicholson’s repentances // but it was written generations after Tribulation occurred so how does he know what the true image is? Another reason why they do not want to change is because they want to keep the same path as the Old people so they can rebuild everything they had. However again, how do they know that they are the same image as the Old People? Because of their stubbornness, they are resistant to change. Our society is also being constantly told on what the normal image is, especially for girls. The normal look for girls are being thin, tall and having flawless skin. However, we know this look is almost unattainable and yet we still will not change our minds about it. In short, both societies are blinded by bigotry and stubbornness to change views on what normal human should look like.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Even though Waknuk tries very hard to become static, change is still happening to them. For instance, punishments for people who transgressed the law changed and how they treat deviations changed too. Some people are okay with the changes while others are determined to return to their old ways. An example is, Waknuk used to have public shaming on Sundays, a week of penance and had to pay a tenth of what they had for hiding deviations but now, they just have to pay a small fine. Old Jacob detests these new rules because the new punishment is too easy and no one minds them so more people might start to disrespect the law and he believes that will lead into Tribulation. Also, the great horses would have been deviations but for profit, the government approved them. However, David’s father still considered them deviations and should be killed immediately so he spoke to the inspector but he couldn’t change anything because the government says it is a certified breed. In the end, this demonstrates that no one can resist change so adapting and accepting it is the only solution to go on with one’s life.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Even though Waknuk tries very hard to become static, change is still happening to them and when changes are recognized, there are still people of Waknuk that really dislikes them and would never want to adapt and accept them. For instance, punishments for people who transgressed the law and how they treat deviations changed. Some citizens find these new changes acceptable while others are very determined to return to their old ways. An example is when someone disobeys the law, there used to be public shaming on Sundays, a week of penance and they had to pay a tenth of what they had for hiding deviations but now, they just pay a tiny fine. (pg) Old Jacob detests these new laws and wants to go back to the old rules because he thinks these rules are too easy so more people will disobey them which will lead into tribulation. (pg) Another example is the great horses. They would have been counted as deviations but because of their profit, they made them government approved inspector said. (pg) That really angered David Strorm because he thinks God could never have created a horse that size therefore it is a deviation. However, he could not fix the rules because of the government. This demonstrates that almost no one can resist change so adapting and accepting change is the best solution possible.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">When Marther went south to explorer, he found out what the preachers are lecturing is incorrect. Marther says “ <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Such study as has been possible at a distance, however, does not confirm the view o f the Right Wing Church Party that they are the result of unchecked deviation. There is no evidence whatever that they are a form of sore on the earth's surface destined to spread to all impure regions. Indeed, the contrary appears more likely.”(pg76) This means that actually Black coasts are slowly becoming into Fringes, Fringes into Wild country and Wild country becoming into Waknuk. Even though Marther actually observed this and the preachers do not have any evidence for their belief, they still will not accept the new discovery. Instead of thanking them for the truth, they get in trouble for upsetting their ideas because they are used to their belief. They do not want to change because firstly, they are comfortable with their usual ways and if they do agree with Marther’s findings, they will have to accept the fact that God does not only look after Waknuk and the Devil does not only look after tainted places and the fact that they were wrong this whole time. They could have used that knowledge to improve their beliefs but because of their pride and used to their old ways, they just punish Marther for upsetting their ways and ban any exploring. Since Waknuk will not accept the new knowledge, they will not improve their society and will not develop further.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">When Marther went south to explorer, he found out what the preachers are lecturing is incorrect. The preachers are implying that impure regions will contaminate pure regions so they must be destroyed however the contrary is actually happening. The Black coasts are becoming into Badlands, Badlands becoming into Fringes, Fringes turning into Wild country and lastly, Wild country into Waknuk. (pg) Even though Marther actually observed this and the preachers do not have any evidence for their belief, they still will not accept this new discovery. Instead of thanking them for the new knowledge they could have used to improve and develop their belief, Marther and other explorers get in trouble for upsetting their ideas because they are used to their way. (pg) The reason why they do not want to change is because they are comfortable with their usual ways and if they do agree with Marther’s findings, they will first have to accept many ideas that contradicts their beliefs which is extremely difficult because they are so puritanical. Ideas such as accepting that God does not only look after Waknuk and Devil only looks after tainted places (pg) and deviations are far from being a curse if they can slowly become a true image (pg). Waknuk could have used this information as an opportunity to improve their society however, because they do not want to accept the new ideas that comes with it, their pride and not wanting to adapt to the new ideas, they decided to take the short cut and punish Marther for upsetting their ideas and badn any further explorations (pg). Since Waknuk will not accept the new knowledge, they will have a difficult time developing their society. . <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Conclusion** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">As demonstrated by Waknuk, no matter how hard one tries to avoid change, it still occurs because it is inevitable and a natural process in life. They try to avoid change by preachers ignoring the citizen’s ideas about God and deviations and resisting any new changes that germinate in the community. Since resisting change is almost impossible, people should just accept and adapt to them because that is the only way anyone will be satisfied and progress in life. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> No matter how hard Waknuk tries to resist change by preachers of Waknuk ignoring the citizen’s ideas about God and deviations and resisting any new changes that germinates in the community, changes still occurred. Waknuk does not realize that change is necessary in life. Without changes in life cannot progress without it therefore remaining static. If any society resists change like Waknuk, they are slowly leading themselves to extinction. or <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">As demonstrated by Waknuk, no society can resist change. Waknuk tried their best to avoid change by rejecting facts that Marther and other explorers discovered about deviations and by resisting any new changes that germinates however, it still occurred. They see change as an enemy but that is what improves and make like progress forward. For instance, without change and evolution, a giraffe would never have been able to thrive because they mostly eat acacia leaves which is located high above the ground and if they didn’t adapt a long neck, they would not have much to eat. Ultimately, resisting change is almost inevitable therefore one should just adapt and accept them. However, if one continues to resist from it, they are slowly leading themselves to extinction. the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change therefore, they are destined for failure. As demonstrated by Waknuk, no society can resist change. Since Whyndham is creating an indirect comparison to modern society, The people of Waknuk tried their best to avoid change by rejecting facts that Marther and other explorers discovered and by resisting any new changes that germinates however, it still occurred.
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Without changes in a society, they would never be able to adapt and catch up to other fast developing societies. Waknuk is the society that would not allow any changes within their society and Sealand is the ever-changing society. Because Sealand welcomes changes and see it as a way to improve their society even more, they are the ones that will thrive. On the other hand, Waknuk see changes as an enemy and because this is an indirect comparision, the novel suggests that human society is resistant to change therefore, they are destined for failure.

In this novel, John Wyndham portrays Waknuk as today’s society. He is suggesting that because Waknuk tried their hardest avoiding change by ignoring Marther’s and other explorer’s idea about deviations and resisting any new changes that germinates, today’s society is obstinate about change. The reason why Waknuk avoids change is probably because they are scared of the unknown and they dislike adapting into something new. However, change is essential and almost nothing can avoid is since it is inevitable. Because it is almost inevitable, they should just accept and adapt to the changes or they will never progress in life which will slowly lead them into extinction. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**FINAL COPY.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Almost everything on this Earth has been through an important process regarded as evolution. This change allows an organism to adapt to their surroundings better, which leads them to have a better chance of surviving and passing on their genes comparison to other organisms. That is why change is very crucial. It is the one that pushes life forward by continuously adding improvements to an organism everytime it evolves. In John Wyndham’s novel the //Chrysalids//, the society of Waknuk does not see the importance of change so they try to avoid it, on the other hand, another society called Sealand welcomes change which allows them to adapt to their surroundings. Since Sealand accepts changes and differences, they will be the society that thrives. However, Waknuk does not accept them so they will be the society that falls. In addition, John Wyndham is creating an indirect comparison to today’s society therefore, the novel is suggesting that human society is resistant to change and because of that, they are destined for failure.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">John Wyndham portrays Waknuk as a society that resists change. This is shown in the novel when the explorer’s facts about deviations are ignored and when the people of Waknuk tries their hardest to resist any new changes that germinates. Also, since his novel is creating an indirect comparison to the modern society, the novel suggests that today’s society is obstinate about change. Even though Waknuk tries very hard to resist change, it stills occurs. This demonstrates that change is almost inevitable. Since it is next to impossible, one should learn to accept and adapt to them. That also shows that life and change cannot be separated so if anyone continues to resist change, all they are really doing is strangling the life out life. 6. Peer Comments Person 1 - 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?

Person 2 - 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?

Person 3 - 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?

__Group Members__ Eric, Jessilyn and Genevieve

7. Good Copy in MLA format.