A Wrinkle in Time Essay

A Wrinkle in Time Essay

By: Madeleine L'Engle

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Madeleine L'Engle a French author uses a creative mixture of science and fairy tale magic for building the story line in her book A Wrinkle in Time. From beginning to end Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin go through adventure after adventure bursting with animated fairy–tale characteristics. This book has a model preteen coming–of–age theme. The three are intertwined naturally, and work well within the science–fiction twist of this very unbelievable fantasy tale. The main character Meg Murry is the perfect innocent child turned into a hero. The beginning of the story presents a 13 year old Meg as young, and constantly wallowing in self–pity. Meg enters the first chapter emotionally immature with ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...The children soon realize that there are "no nice people in Camazotz" . In fact, Camazotz, which is under the influence of the Black Thing which has defeated the planet, seriously threatens their lives.



As in many fairy–tales, special gifts are presented to the children. Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who, accompany them on the hill overlooking Camazotz, assuring in a fairy–godmother manner that they "will be near, and they will be watching" then one by one they Give a precious talisman for each child. Calvin is given his "ability to communicate" and a piece of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Charles Wallace is given "the resilience of his childhood" and a caution to "remember that you do not know everything." Meg, much to her dismay, is given her faults, and much to her surprise, Mrs. Who's wacky glasses. With only these gifts, and each other to lean on, the children now begin to test their limits as they are forced to rely on their own thoughts and decisions in search for Mr. Murry.



Throughout the book Madeleine L'Engle uses personified objects to bring the story to life. On the planet Uriel "creatures like the one Mrs. Whatsit had become…were making music, music that came not only from their throats but from the movements of their great wings as well." Mixing fantasy with subtle Christianity "the resonant voices rose and the words seem to be all around them…Meg could almost reach out and touch them ‘Sing unto the Lord a

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