A Wrinkle in Time | A Wrinkle in Time

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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)

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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