THE CHRYSALIDS INDEPENDENT PROJECT #2: SOUNDTRACT TO A SCENE

The Chrysalids: Independent Inquiry Project #2 Soundtrack to a Scene

The Chrysalids is a book that briefly described the life of abnormal people in the future, and how they didn't find acceptance in the Waknuk society. They need to pretend they are just normal people because once someone found out about their deviation they will either be killed or heavily punished. I remember in chapter 4 when Uncle Axel found out that David has the ability to telepath and talk to people far away through their minds, the first thing he told David is to keep that as secret. Uncle Axel is David’s closest and most understanding relative, he doesn't want David to get in to trouble. David understood how his ability is unnatural, and made up his mind to keep that a secret forever. After reading this, I can relate this scene in the novel to a song that also described how people keep secrets to themselves. It's a song sung by a band named Foo Fighters and the name of the song is called The Pretender. I personally really like the song because it has a catchy melody and its well sang by the singer. The lyric in the song matches to the main character’s feeling at that time. Its easy to understand that David need to pretend like he is just a normal person without knowing his super power. One line in the lyrics says: “What if I say I’m not like the others.” I think this is what David is thinking at that point of the story. It happens many times in life that you have things that you really want to express but you can’t because it cannot be told. If there is a film version of the story, this song would definitely be featured at that time of the movie.