1. The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
An introduction to the context

2. The Author John Wyndham (1903-1969) English science fiction writer
He participated in WWII: censor in the Ministry of Information and Corporal

3. The Chrysalids
Chrysalids: Means the hard shell of a moth or butterfly that has transformed.
Setting: Thousands of years in the future, post-apocalypse rural Labrador. Inhabitants have vague recollection of the “old people”, a technologically advanced civilization which they believe was destroyed when God sent Tribulation to punish them for their sins.
Point of View: First person from the perspective of the main character, ten year old David Strorm

4. Themes Prejudice and Discrimination Isolation and Alienation
Coming of Age
Power and Authority
Heroism

5. Social Context WW2 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaka
Genocide of the Holocaust; anti-semitism

6. Social Context
Cold War