Summary Of A Wrinkle In Time

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In the article, “How ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ inspired female scientists” written by How Stuff Works, connects many female scientists back to the famous book, “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. In the text, the author connects Dr. Amy Serin, Dr, Amy Baxter and Dr. Abbe Herzig's accomplishments back to when they read “A Wrinkle in Time” as a young girl. In the text, Dr. Amy Serin states, “It was 1984 and almost unheard of to have a female heroine who I could identify with in the book… reading this book helped me to identify that it was OK that I wasn’t like other girls and that I should follow my passion and curiosity.” Dr. Amy Serin talks about never hearing about female scientists, she says that because of the book she kept on being confident with her passion and she kept on working hard. …show more content…

Amy Serin is a successful neuropsychologist and the founder of the Serin Center in Arizona. This example from the text shows that “A Wrinkle in Time” helped inspire young girls because Dr. Amy Serin has accomplished so much just because of the book. Another example in the text is when Dr. Amy Baxter talk about her connections to the book. She states in that article, “It was the first time I was introduced to a female protagonist who felt ostracized for being smart, and was loved anyway and whose love for others saved the day.” This piece from the text shows that Dr. Amy Baxter realized while reading this book that it is OK to be smart and be loved for being smart. Since Dr. Amy Baxter read “A Wrinkle in Time” she has not given up and she has now even invented a device to block needle pain. This shows that the characters in the book “A Wrinkle in Time” inspired Dr. Amy Baxter because she decided to not give up because Meg never gave up. The final example from the text is from Dr. Abbe

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