![]() ![]() Finally, the persecution of people for their physical appearance in The Chrysalids is similar to the racism prevalent throughout the American South in the years leading up to and during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Much of the ideology represented by the woman from Zealander is related to Communist ideas-specifically, the belief that history is a series of struggles between different races or classes and the idea that communal action is preferable to individual action. 1 2020 by John Whitbourn (Author) 8 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 8.50 Read with Our Free App Paperback 24.99 1 New from 24.99 A sequel to John Wyndham's classic 'THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS' TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Civilization collapsed and the triffids replaced Man as top species. This cleansing is also similar to the Great Purge that occurred in the 1930s in the Soviet Union, during which the Communist Party imprisoned and killed dissenters. ![]() ![]() The ethnic cleansing favored by the Waknukians is similar to the Holocaust, during which Nazis ordered the murders of millions of Jews and non-Aryans. Written not long after World War II and in the midst of the Cold War, the book looks at what might happen in a world that has been irreparably damaged by nuclear warfare. The Chrysalids is a novel that is deeply intertwined in historical events. ![]()
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