Analysis Of A Wrinkle In Time By Madeleine L Engle

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A “Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’engle, is a story of Meg Murry, a young lady in high school, who is on a journey through time and space. She travels with her youngest brother, Charles Wallace, her friend, Calvin O'Keefe and three strange old women named Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit, to rescue her father who was held prisoner on another planet. The children learn from the three women that the universe is threatened by a great evil called the Dark Thing. It is through a wrinkle in time that Meg and her friends will travel through the fifth dimension in search of her father. The children then discover Meg and Charles’ father on the planet of Camazotz. The Dark Thing tries to take over, so they have to travel to a new planet and leave

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