1. What scientific, supernatural, and/or psychological explanations are offered to Matthew’s parents to explain Chocky? Which ones do they find most tenable and why?
2. What does Chocky turn out to be and what is her goal? Is she something to be feared or welcomed?
3. Chocky’s critique of Earth’s unsustainable energy resources was written in the late 1960s. How relevant do her observations remain? What do you make of her solution to humanity’s “finite sun-based economy?"
4. What do you make of the book's ending? Do you find it optimistic or pessimistic about the future of humanity?
5. This was Wyndham’s final book, published after an eight-year hiatus and only shortly before his death in 1969. How does it compare to his other books? The creepy kids of The Midwich Cuckoos seem a particularly apt comparison.
2. What does Chocky turn out to be and what is her goal? Is she something to be feared or welcomed?
3. Chocky’s critique of Earth’s unsustainable energy resources was written in the late 1960s. How relevant do her observations remain? What do you make of her solution to humanity’s “finite sun-based economy?"
4. What do you make of the book's ending? Do you find it optimistic or pessimistic about the future of humanity?
5. This was Wyndham’s final book, published after an eight-year hiatus and only shortly before his death in 1969. How does it compare to his other books? The creepy kids of The Midwich Cuckoos seem a particularly apt comparison.
6. What do you think Chocky looks like?