Take Frodo Baggins from The Lord Of The Rings or Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit, both of whom may have started out as reluctant heroes but grew into their roles. Meg herself is a weak protagonist, and at no point is her character developed to show that she has grown into the role of a hero. Why them? Why not their smart mother who would probably be a much better candidate for this journey? They also fail to question the three Mrs. They seem more interested in trying to understand the physics behind their transportation as opposed to the reason behind it. While Charles Wallace may still have had some inkling of the upcoming trip, Meg and Calvin were simply whisked away before they even knew what was happening.Įven when they inexplicably find themselves on a new planet, they don’t have the reaction one would expect of teenagers and a five-year-old boy. The first thing which struck me is the lack of agency on Meg’s part. Somehow, this meeting leads to an intergalactic trip with Charles Wallace, Calvin, and Meg travelling to different worlds under the guidance of the three Ms. Later that night, they meet the other two Ms. They befriend him and even invite him over for dinner. Whatsit and on their way to her house, they run into Calvin O’Keefe, a popular high school kid. The next day, Charles Wallace urges her to visit Mrs. Everything changes after a chance visit one evening by a mysterious lady- Mrs. We soon discover that Charles Wallace is actually a genius with somewhat telepathic powers. She struggles to deal with the gossip that her father has abandoned her family and that her baby brother Charles Wallace is “disturbed”. Meg Murry, the protagonist, is a “difficult” and unpopular high school student who often finds herself in trouble. The most enjoyable part? Its short length although the book would have been far superior had it been even shorter. Instead of a classic novel, it reads like a first draft. The book is a literary mess- it is illogical, poorly written, and filled with numerous plot holes. Unfortunately, only a few pages in, I could understand why it was rejected by 26 publishers. So, it was with great excitement that I set out to read this book. Considered a children’s classic and winner of numerous awards, millions of people around the world have read and loved A Wrinkle In Time.
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