The Crysalids

The dictionary defines religion as “ a belief in or worship god or gods.” As the definition states, practicing religion requires accepting certain beliefs. Unfortunately, these beliefs are largely unproven and non-factual. As a result, people may interpret aspects or elements of their religion differently, and this may cause conflict. In The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. He has the characters have different views of religion that results in such a conflict. Throughout this novel, many characters …

…do they even know that God exists? They believe in God so they have some one to turn to. People know if there was no God, there would be no order in the world. If one can’t live without God because God brings order to some peoples lives and some people can’t stand people preaching about God. Then the question still remains how do people get along with each other in the world?