["Re-Birth"] is an enthralling science-fiction story…. It may easily be designated a philosophical commentary on the nature of man surviving the most cataclysmic of events. Though it is never explicitly stated, this is the story of the various remnants of mankind that have survived a world-wide atomic catastrophe. There is wry humor implicit in the efforts of one major remnant to emulate the "old People". The survival of the ancient prejudices and misguided religious ideal...

Provides chapter summaries of the novel, The Chrysalids. Each chapter is summarized briefly and a response journal follows each chapter summary.

Our political system for our society is totalitarian because we feel that our society needs to be controlled by one person and his party. The totalitarian political system mobilizes entire populations in support of the our leader and the political ideology, and do not tolerate activities by individuals or groups such as labor unions, churches and political parties that are not directed toward the leaders goals.

Essay provides a review of each chapter of "The Chrysalids."