The Chrysalids
What is the Sealand woman’s justification for this mass murder?
Chapter17
The Sealanders claim to represent change for the better; advancement as “superior variants.” However, they commit mass murder with the white stringy sticky substance. The Sealander woman says: “’It is more merciful than your arrows and spears.’”
a) What is the Sealand woman’s justification for this mass murder?
b) Explain your thoughts about her justification.