Expository Essay On The Chrysalids

Caitlyn Davidson

Mrs. Phillips

Academic English

06 December 2016

Expository Essay

Discrimination is the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people separately from other people or groups of people. This is an idea that John Wyndham deals with in his text The Chrysalids.Despite the fact that Canada has much development, unfortunately there is still a defined ideal and “normal” look to our society. If canada is waknuk anyone with a disability, different background or a different race are discriminated everyday and are considered a deviant of canada.

Did you know that 70% First Nations students on reserves will never complete high school? Or that the suicide rate is more than two times more than non aboriginal Canadians?

First Nations or all indigenous people are considered different and treated as deviants every day for having a different way of life. Residential schools were ran by the government and forced aboriginal children into Euro-Canadian culture. First Nations were sent off to reserves and divided from the rest of the population just like how the deviations of Waknuk are sent of to the fringes. “ They were not allowed to practice their religion culture or language or else they would get beaten or sent away. The First Nations were treated poorly, discriminated and saw different in Canada's society and still are today.

Although the Canadian Human Rights Act stops discrimination against people with disabilities many citizens of Canada's population are still considered a deviant of canada.

People with disabilities are judged on their looks and how they are reliant on others. Within The Chrysalids deviants are treated poorly and killed for their disabilities and different make of bodies. “The sight of Sophie's six toes stirred nothing in memory.” Sophie and her family had to leave because they were afraid and in danger because of Sophie's six toes. The population of Canada that have disabilities are treated poorly and considered a deviant. I believe that no one or their family should be put into the situation where they have to be afraid of going out in public because they will get in trouble or harmed because of their appearance. In 2003 my dad got in a car accident and now he is on a disability. i couldn't imagine what it would be like or feel like if my dad was in the position where he was judged or treated differently because of his situation. Robert Latimer was charged with second degree murder with the death of his disabled daughter Tracy. Tracy was only 13 years old when her father murdered her in his car. Many people in society judge people with disabilities by their looks and abilities meanwhile everyone is different. Their is no perfect, ideal or “utopian” look or an average Canadian so there is no point for discrimination of people's looks or abilities. Citizens are discriminated and treated different and compared to society's looks and the “average”

human.

Racial discrimination is a consistent problem within Canada. They are always being treated bad and being made felt uncomfortable. They are alway being told that they're different and made to feel like they are not as “good” as everyone else. David, Sophie and the other deviants are told that they are not the same, and they are not worth as much as the “normal” citizens like mr & Mrs Strorm. This town religiously follows the bible and believe in every word it says. “And God created man in His own image. And God decreed that man should have one body, one head, two arms and two legs: that each arm should be jointed in two places and end in one hand: that each hand should have four fingers and one thumb: that each finger should bear a flat finger-nail...." This is the same as the real work because there is a image that society created and considers anyone different weird or not normal. Canada is made up of many races and considered a “salad bowl” because of the many races of the population but they still are discriminated for being different than others .

The deviations of Canada are the disabled, different races and the First Nations. They are considered deviations because they are discriminated and treated differently just like Sophie, David and other deviations. Even though Canada has made much progress, unfortunately there is still a defined ideal and “normal” look to our society and many are discriminated everyday.