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Response to Literature Essay
Introduction:
Characters
Plot
The main characters in A Wrinkle in Time include
Meg, Charles Wallace, Calvin O'Keefe, Mrs. Who,
Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit.
After Meg Murry’s father disappears, Meg, Charles
Wallace, and Calvin go on an adventure through the
5th dimension called the tesseract to find him. They are
guided by Mrs. Who, Mrs.Which, and Mrs.Whatsit.
Create a catchy attention getting sentence.
There is a great book that has fantasy, science, and adventure all in one!
Give the author, title, genre, and setting of the story.
A Wrinkle in Time is a fantasy novel by Madeleine L’Engle. The setting of the book
takes place in different locations which include various planets like Earth,
Camazotz, Uriel, and Ixchel.
Theme
Opinion/Evaluation
The theme in the story is love conquers evil.
On a scale of one through ten, I would give this
book a 7.5 because the book isn't appealing to all
audiences, it doesn't have much humor, and it is
slightly confusing.
Body Paragraph #1 - Characters
Describe the main character.
Explain the main character’s conflict.
Meg is not good in school even though her parents are
geniuses, but she is good in math because her dad
teaches her shortcuts. She has braces and wears
glasses. At the beginning of the novel, she is very
unsure of herself. She feels like she is different, and
this is a bad thing.
Meg has to face many obstacles to find her father.
One of these obstacles include her brother
becoming possessed by IT. After she finds her
father, Meg needs to free her brother using love.
Identify the main character(S).
To begin with, the main character of this novel is Meg Murry.
What happens to the character in the end?
In the end Meg faces IT and finds out love
conquers hate. She frees her brother, Charles,
from IT and returns to her home planet, Earth,
with Charles, Calvin, and her father Mr. Murry.
The Murrys reunite and the novel ends.
Wrap Up
End this paragraph with a quote from the character
and explain it.
In the story Meg says, “Maybe I don’t like being
different, but I don’t want to be like everybody
else, either.” This shows how she doesn’t like that
she is different, but deals with it because she
doesn’t want to be like everyone else.
Body Paragraph #2 - Plot
Tell what happened in the beginning of the story.
Tell what happened in middle of the story.
In the beginning of the story, Meg, Charles
Wallace, and Calvin O'keefe meet Mrs. Whatsit,
Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which. They take them on a
journey to the fifth dimension to find their father
who is missing.
In the middle of the novel, they tesser to the planet
Camazotz. They go to CENTRAL Central Intelligence where
they meet the man with red eyes that takes Charles Wallace
to evil. After they find Mr. Murry and meet IT, IT is too
powerful, so Mr. Murry, Calvin, and Meg tesser to the planet
Ixchel.
Explain the main character’s conflict.
The main conflict of the story is that Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace have to find
Mr. Murry who is being held captive on the planet of Camazotz. Once they find
him, then they are challenged with Charles Wallace becoming possessed by IT.
Tell what happened at the end of the story.
Finally, Mrs.Which, Mrs.Whatsit, and Mrs.Who appear
and tell Meg she is the only one that can save Charles
Wallace. She goes back to Camazotz after Mrs.
Whatsit tells her that she loves her. She also tells her
that she has one thing IT does not have. She goes into
IT’s lair to save Charles Wallace, and she tells Charles
she loves him. This tells her the one thing she has that
IT doesn’t, love. She saves Charles, gets her family,
and goes back to her home planet of Earth.
Wrap Up
End this paragraph with a quote and explain it.
In the novel, Meg tells one of the beasts, “But
Father left him! He’s got to bring him back! He
can’t just abandon Charles Wallace!” This shows
how Meg is frustrated with her father after he left
Charles Wallace on Camazotz. This ultimately
encourages Meg to find her own courage.
Body Paragraph #3 - Theme
Explanation #1
For instance, Meg saves Charles Wallace from IT
by using her love for him.
Explanation #2
She frees him from IT because IT doesn’t know
what love really is.
Identify the theme of the story.
From reading this story, we learn that love will always prevail over evil.
Explanation #3
Her love for Charles Wallace freed him from the
grasp of IT.
End this paragraph with a quote and explain it.
In the novel, Meg says “ I love you! I love you
Charles! I love you!” Then, the book says “ Then
suddenly he was running, pelting, he was in her
arms, he was shrieking with sobs.” Meg’s words of
love for Charles Wallace saved him from the
possession of IT.
Conclusion
Opinion Support Reason #1
Opinion Support Reason #2
Give your opinion of the story.
Give a name of a person who would like this
story and explain why.
Wrap Up