The Hatred towards Deviations
Everyone is important and special no matter their differences, these differences is what makes every person unique. In the fictional text Chrysalids by John Wyndham, this paragraph represents a true disrespect towards those with deviations. This paragraph has many monosyllabic words such as “to”, but also has many polysyllabic words such as “ashamed”. The following theme is represented through the cacophonous words used such “mockery”, “enemies”, “criminal”, “struck” and “blasphemy”. The paragraph depicts difference as sin, and only those who are norm are superior.
A major factor of this paragraph is what Joseph (David’s father) is saying to Aunt Harriet (David’s aunt). In the past, Aunt Harriet had asked her sister (David’s mother) if she could switch her baby (who had a deviation) with her sister’s child Petra (who had no physical deviations). She wanted to do so, because when the inspector did a check it would confirm that her daughter was a norm. Surprisingly, it is unknown the deviation Aunt Harriet‘s baby has. Almost immediately Joseph is starts overreacting and disrespecting Aunt Harriet and her child. He is very hubris, arrogant and very persistent. It is ironic because he says “I am merciful man” (Wyndham), when in reality this is very untrue because he lacks the virtue of mercy. In the same …show more content…
She is taking all this disrespect for “one poor little baby”. Pathos is felt, because Aunt Harriet is full of sorrow and pain. No one wants to help her. During this conversation with Aunt Harriet and Joseph, Emily (David’s Mother) does not support her sister, she continues to stay silent. There is a Juxtaposition between Aunt Harriet and her sister Emily. This is so, because Aunt Harriet accepts her baby and is telling the real truth to Joseph, unlike Emily who seems to be scared of her husband, but she feels sorry for her sister and yet does not try to help her. She is