At the end
of the book, love wins out over soullessness and hate; Meg matures and shows her competency; the
Murry family is reunited; and Mrs. Whatsit, Who, and Which, their task completed,
disappear.
This is a far cry from the book's beginning. At that point, Mr.
Murry had disappeared, distressing his wife and children and causing gossip in the village. Meg,
an adolescent, doesn't think she can do anything right as the novel openseven her hair refuses
to curl correctly.
With the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Who, and Which, Meg,
Calvin, and Charles Wallace are able to tesseror use wrinkles in timeto travel to Camazotz to
rescue Mr. Murry. However, they have to leave behind Charles Wallace, whose mind has been
possessed by IT. It is up to Meg to save him on a solo journey, which she successfully does by
realizing her love for him is stronger than any other force.
By the end of
the novel, Meg has matured. Rather than displaying incompetency, she succeeds at a daunting and
adult task in...
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