The Chrysalids Chapter 8 Questions (if you have read this novel can y'all please help answer? even if you only know one question):

1. Why, according to Axel, were the accepted patterns of the Old People not necessarily the best?

2. For what reasons does Axel say that physical deviation is unimportant?

3. In what important way does Axel see man developing? How must man face this new change?

4. How is Axel's theory in opposition to the society in which he lives? Why would these thoughts be considered "dangerous"? Would the reaction of Axel's society to his "theory" be in keeping with human nature as we know it?