WAKNUK’S DILEMMA: DEALING WITH DEVIATION

The society of Waknuk has rebuilt itself following decades of struggle and devastation. The people have, however, only a dim memory of the Tribulation, a time during which mankind had to pay for its sins. Although this conflict happened a long time ago, the living world outside the small community is dangerous and wild due to the fall of the Old People. Thus, whenever any evidence of contamination is found within Waknuk, the inhabitants immediately eliminate the offending plant, animal, or...... person. We know that there must be laws and rules for our society to develop into a pure and safe environment. We also reorganized that the Norm is the will of God and the devil is the father of deviation. This means that any living things- plants, animals, or man- must be destroyed as soon as they are discovered to be a deviant. Joseph Strorm, considered by many inhabitants of Waknuk to be a leader in the vigorous pursuit of deviations, argues that mutants “group up to breed, and breeding speed pollution until all around us there would be mutants and abominations. In fact, Strorm so strongly believes this. He is currently pursuing his own children and will capture them dead or alive. However, there are others, including Axel Jones and Rosalind Morton Sr., who favour merry. “The deviants are gone now.” Jones said, “Why not let them be? They can do no harm anymore.” We hope our society becomes well organized and pure; deviations are simply too dangerous to Waknuk to be ignored or set free. As long as deviation exists, no matter what form, it is a problem. We must know that for the good for all, killing the mutant I necessary, no matter how painful or unfair it might seem.