... wonderful world that the Old People had lived in, the one before "God sent before Tribulation" was destroyed by most likely a Nuclear War. The egg symbolizes the reemergence of life on Earth or in Waknuk after the Nuclear War, or "Tribulation", had occurred. It may also mean the rising of the Waknuk Society, raised by Elias Strorm. The second stage, the caterpillar stage, represents a confined life, as the larvae do not act individually. If the caterpillars do not complete the butterfly's life-cycle, they will eventually die. They symbolize the people of Waknuk, who fear changes, resulting in their eventual death and extinction. They live a confined life in belief of God, and fearing what He could do if they let "Deviations" grow and stay among their community. On the other hand, the Sealand society could also be described as in a caterpillar stage. Because when larvae are in ...

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