A Wrinkle In Time – A Critical Review
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'engle is a classic Newbery award winning book. This timeless novel for all ages has evidently earned this wide recognition and praise by its clear storytelling and unique plot.
A Winkle In Time tells the story of Meg Murry, an unusual girl with a more unusual brother, Charles Wallace. They live in a loving, albeit poor, household. The biggest problem in Meg’s life however, is that her father has gone missing and has been away for over a year. With the help of a new friend Calvin O’Keefe and three celestial beings, Meg and Charles Wallace begin a quest through time and space to find Mr. Murray. Meg Murray is strong character, her portrayal never differing to be unreasonable while maintaining a solid character development throughout the book. For instance, in the beginning of the novel Meg thought that her father, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who could fix her problems. She relied on the three beings to help her …show more content…
Each new environment enveloping the reader in the new world they have just been introduced to. Every physical feeling Meg feels, everything Meg sees, smells, touches, hears, is described in such a way that one could replace Meg with themselves. For example when she tessers for the first time on page 53, “No light, no sound, no feeling…The corporeal Meg was simply not.” It goes on to describe Meg being in a void, something more than darkness. Describes how her body feels, how those around her sound as she transports. This is one scene of many with beautiful descript imagery.
A Wrinkle In Time manages to capture a scientific fiction novel with a heartwarming family tale while doing justice to both. As Madeleine L'engle creates the atmosphere of this story, she maintains strong characters and detailed writing leaving the reader to explore the new world now before them. Truly a novel deserving of its title as a
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'engle is a classic Newbery award winning book. This timeless novel for all ages has evidently earned this wide recognition and praise by its clear storytelling and unique plot.
A Winkle In Time tells the story of Meg Murry, an unusual girl with a more unusual brother, Charles Wallace. They live in a loving, albeit poor, household. The biggest problem in Meg’s life however, is that her father has gone missing and has been away for over a year. With the help of a new friend Calvin O’Keefe and three celestial beings, Meg and Charles Wallace begin a quest through time and space to find Mr. Murray. Meg Murray is strong character, her portrayal never differing to be unreasonable while maintaining a solid character development throughout the book. For instance, in the beginning of the novel Meg thought that her father, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who could fix her problems. She relied on the three beings to help her …show more content…
Each new environment enveloping the reader in the new world they have just been introduced to. Every physical feeling Meg feels, everything Meg sees, smells, touches, hears, is described in such a way that one could replace Meg with themselves. For example when she tessers for the first time on page 53, “No light, no sound, no feeling…The corporeal Meg was simply not.” It goes on to describe Meg being in a void, something more than darkness. Describes how her body feels, how those around her sound as she transports. This is one scene of many with beautiful descript imagery.
A Wrinkle In Time manages to capture a scientific fiction novel with a heartwarming family tale while doing justice to both. As Madeleine L'engle creates the atmosphere of this story, she maintains strong characters and detailed writing leaving the reader to explore the new world now before them. Truly a novel deserving of its title as a