Imagine living in a place where there seemed to be a sense of hate in the eyes of everyone, except David Strorm. This place was called Waknuk. Waknuk was a place where anything out of the "norm" was wrong and sinful and could even end in a consequence as serious as death. Life was good for those who believed and practised the Waknuk religion following the definition of man which was heard every Sunday of …showed first 75 words of 1292 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1292 total…He was faced with prejudice that caused Sophie to be isolated, pride that caused Emily and Joseph Strorm to mistreat Harriet who did not agree with them and finally, the pain that David felt from the deception of Alan and Anne. The people of Waknuk never realized how their love was constantly eclipsed by hate as a cause of their eccentricity. In The Chrysalids, the theme of love is overshadowed by the theme of hate.