The book, “The Chrysalids”, by John Wyndham, and the Anti-Semitism laws, brought into effect in Germany, 1933, both show a distinguishable parallel between the ideals of the given society. The German Nuremberg Laws were quite alike the societal laws in the Chrysalids. These laws consisted of “The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour”, “The Reich Citizenship Law”, and “The De-Naturalization Law”. It seems as if Wyndham’s book reflected the cruelty of World War II, notably because he lived through it, as the ideals of the Germans and the Waknuk seem to reflect one another. The Nazi’s goal was to segregate the Jews from the “Aryan” society, a society of pure Germans, often ranging within the parameters of the idealistic blue eyes and blonde hair. While in Waknuk, the people’s goal was to segregate the Blasphemies …show more content…
Similarly, the Waknuk’s believed in the same ideology, often burning acres of crops due to one deviation found within them, or spraying women Blasphemies so they can not bear children. The Reich Citizenship Law expressed that citizenship and political rights in Germany can only be acquired through Reich citizenship papers, because only Germans are “both desirous and fit to serve the German people and Reich faithfully”. As well, the Waknuk’s had certification to prove they are not Blasphemies. When born, they were given their birth certificate after the Inspector had approved that they were pure. Finally, the De-Naturalization Law revokes the citizenship of the Jewish. The Jewish had to carry cards that proved their Jewish heritage and their passports had to be stamped with a “J”. Likewise, the Waknuk had to re-new their identity tag yearly. If proven to be a Blasphemy, the Waknuk’s got their birth certificate and identity tag