The Chrysalis and The Day of the Triffids_____John Wyndham's science fiction novels, The Chrysalis and The Day of the Triffids, do not focus on the amazing and incredible developments in technology, as the novels by many of the stereotypical science fiction writers, but instead focus on how people; in particular the protagonist, deal with the many uncomfortable situations they face in the frightening world of the future._____The Day of the Triffids is perhaps Wyndham's best-known novel, and tells of explosions in space that blind much of the population, at the same time time as an agricultural experiment goes terribly wrong and millions of triffids, carnivorous plants, populate every corner of the globe, threatening the very existence of humanity. In The Day of the Triffids, Wyndham speculates on many things. He reflects on how people would deal with widespread blindness, and how they would accept the danger of free-roaming carnivorous plants – not a contemporary invention, simply basic biology working against us. In his writings he considers how the remaining people of the world would deal with such a situation, that changing situations require new ways, and what new ways might gain acceptance._____Speculation about how people would react to widespread blindness is an integral part of The Day of the Triffids . Wyndham considered what the consequences would be; that the majority of the population would starve due to the inability to carry out normal daily activities such as shopping and preparing meals without the assistance of a person with twenty-fourth vision, not to mention the looming danger of triffids.' My dear,' I said. “I don't like this any more than you do. I presented the alternative poorly to you. Do we help those who survived the catastrophe to rebuild some kind of life?' (p 103) Wyndham uses quotes like the one above to allow the reader to consider what the consequences would be, and also to work on the conscience of the receiving character. Wyndham reflects on how the people of the world could face such a dire situation with an overwhelming majority of the population blind, where the small percentage still sighted rely on a thousand to one for the survival of the human race. It focuses on the devotion and responsibility that would be needed to actually save civilization as we know it now.