Science Fiction conventions/techniques are used to engage the audience and add a sense of mystery to the story. The science fiction novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, was written in the 1950’s after the end of World War II. It was written as a direct response to the burgeoning nuclear age. John Wyndham uses a range of science fiction conventions/techniques to convey the setting and narrative content. This includes dystopian concepts, oppressive social environment and...
A science fiction convention/technique used in The Chrysalids is the dystopian concept. Waknuk is a fictional society that is flawed due to radiation after World War II where the natural world is banished and distrusted. Mutation rates are high, genetic stability hard-won
