Margaret Murry From 'Why'she Doesn T Cry'

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Margaret Murry is a stubborn, yet good-hearted girl. She is very stubborn because people insult her father, her brother, Charles Wallace, and herself. Her principal tells her that her father won’t come back. Some girls call Meg a baby because she is crying about her father going missing. She is certain that her father will come back, so she gets mad at anyone who says that he won’t. Meg also gets upset when someone insults Charles Wallace. Some boys called him a dumb moron that wouldn’t talk. Meg beat up the boys and was insulted by the boys’ mothers. She did not regret what she did because she knew that the boys would never tease Charles Wallace again. Meg feels that anything is right if it is for Charles Wallace. Meg also feels that she

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