Expository Essay On The Chrysalids

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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.

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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”

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