A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Heroines In Literature A heroine is a women noted for courageous acts, she has special achievements, or personal qualities. Two well-known authors, Madeleine L’Engle, and Suzanne Collins, each use a heroine figure as the main characters for their two stories, “A Wrinkle in time” by L’Engle, and “The Hunger Games” by Collins. Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, “A Wrinkle in Time,” tells the story of Meg Murry, a young girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space. Meg is an awkward, but loving girl, troubled by her insecurities and her concern for her father. Mr. Murry, Meg’s father, is a great scientist who was sent by the federal government to the planet Camazotz. Her father’s mission was to defeat IT; however, he has now been…

Why did Madeleine L’Engle write A Wrinkle In Time? Here is why I look at why she wrote the book. One, she is probably telling people endless matters are rolling right at you. Still, people don’t even acknowledge it. People sit there like nothing wrong. there is a full world waiting for us, the people, but you don’t even notice what's happening in front of you. Two, Madeleine L’Engle wanted to warn people about IT. What is IT, IT is the technology. Reason number one. Why would Madeleine L’Engle…

experience make me appreciate what I can learn to foster change by first listening to what others have to say, as Charles Wallace is ordered to do. Throughout the story, this poem is invoked by Charles Wallace through the personalities he inhabits, to ensure the victory of good. Ultimately, he accepts that he isn't perfect and doesn't necessarily have all the answers. Amazingly Charles Wallace comes to understand and overcome his own disregard for "individuals" that are bound to time. In each…