A Wrinkle in Time (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Madeleine L'Engle
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Fantasy/moral tale/science fiction
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: The northeastern United States and the planets Camazotz and Uriel
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable, Bildungsroman, Science fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1950’s, Maturation or coming of age, Freedom, Values, Children, Family or family life, United States or Americans, Power, personal or social, Adolescence, Teenagers, Supernatural, Extrasensory perception or powers, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Brothers and sisters, Individuality, Emotions, Brothers, Time travel, Good and evil, Conformity, Planets, Space and time, Technology, Battles
- Locales: Space, Northeast (U.S.), Camazotz (fictive), Uriel (fictive)
Characters Discussed
Meg Murry, the protagonist. At the age of thirteen, Meg is going through an awkward phase. Her figure is gangly and her hair stringy; she wears both braces and glasses. Moreover, she has a quick temper that marks her as “unfeminine.” Because Meg is not a conventionally “good” student, her teachers assume that she is “slow.” They are sadly mistaken; Meg has mastered short-cuts in mathematics. Understandably, her ability makes her stubborn and frustrated when she is asked to work problems in the traditional, roundabout way. Meg is ashamed of her...
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