A Wrinkle in Time
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All Themes Nonconformity The Value of Love Deceptive Appearances Language and Knowing Christian References
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All Characters Meg Murry Charles Wallace Murry Calvin O'Keefe Mrs. Murry Mr. Murry Mrs. Whatsit Mrs. Who Mrs. Which The Happy Medium Aunt Beast The Man with the Red Eyes IT
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A Wrinkle in Time

by

Madeleine L'Engle

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Nonconformity Theme Icon
    Nonconformity
  • The Value of Love Theme Icon
    The Value of Love
  • Deceptive Appearances Theme Icon
    Deceptive Appearances
  • Language and Knowing Theme Icon
    Language and Knowing
  • Christian References Theme Icon
    Christian References
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Meg Murry
  • Charles Wallace Murry
  • Calvin O'Keefe
  • Mrs. Murry
  • Mr. Murry
  • Mrs. Whatsit
  • Mrs. Who
  • Mrs. Which
  • The Happy Medium
  • Aunt Beast
  • The Man with the Red Eyes
  • IT
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Black Thing Symbol Icon
    The Black Thing
  • Tesseract Symbol Icon
    Tesseract
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The Black Thing

The antagonist of A Wrinkle in Time is the Black Thing (otherwise called the Darkness or the shadow or, in its incarnation on Camazotz, IT). The Black Thing represents Evil at work in the… read analysis of The Black Thing

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Tesseract

In geometry, a tesseract means the fifth dimension. In the world of A Wrinkle in Time, a tesseract is that as well, but also an exciting and dangerous way to travel through space and… read analysis of Tesseract

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