The main conflict is that Meg’s father has been captured by IT on Camazotz and Calvin, Charles, and herself need to save him. The problem started when Meg’s father, Mr. Murry, was trying to tesser to Mars because he worked as a scientist for the government. While tessering he was imprisoned by IT, who is also a part of The Black Thing. This is a conflict because Meg is fighting against IT and the Black Thing in order to save her father. Meg is the protagonist and IT and The Black Thing are the antagonist. This is a problem because Meg misses her father and he has been gone from home for a while. She misses him and so does the rest of her family. The problem affects Meg, Charles, Mrs. Murry, Sandy, and Dennys. The problem is internal because it makes her and her family feel like he does not love them anymore. In chapter one it says, “But it was impossible to think about father without the danger of tears. Only her mother could talk about him in a natural way, saying, “When your father gets back-”. This shows that Meg and her family are very sad without father in their life. It is external because IT and The Black Thing are physically imprisoning Meg’s father on Camazotz. These conflicts are resolved because in chapter nine it says, “Meg kicked at Charles Wallace and ran at the column. She felt as though she were going through something dark and cold. But she was through. “Father!” she cried. And she was in his arms.” This shows that Meg had rescued her father from IT and The Black Thing.
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The main characters are Meg Murry, Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which. Meg Murry is the protagonist of the book and is sent by Mrs Who, Mrs Whatsit, and Mrs Which to help save her father from The Black Thing, which is a dark and cold shadow that represents the evil force they are fighting. Charles Wallace is Meg’s five year old little brother who is unimaginably smart with the ability to read minds. It says in chapter one, ”How right had he had been about that, though he himself had left before Charles Wallace began to speak, suddenly, with none of the usual baby preliminaries, using entire sentences...How did Charles Wallace always know about her? How could he always tell?“(pg. 15 and 13). He is sent with Meg to help save her dad. Calvin is a high school athlete that is unloved and unnoticed by his large family. He is sent to help Meg and Charles Wallace save their dad. They are important because the whole book is centered around their actions. Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which are celestial beings that help lead the three children to their dad so they can save him and the universe from The Black Thing. Meg Murry is filled with flaws and has an attitude toward them. It says in chapter one, “A delinquent, that’s what I am, she thought grimly...Why can’t I hide it too? Meg thought. Why do I always have to show everything?”(pg. 8 and 9). This shows that Meg’s attitude toward her flaws is hatred and unwanting. Meg Murry is dynamic because she used to dislike her unwanted flaws but now she treasures them and uses them to her advantage. Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs Who, Mrs Whatsit, and Mrs Which are all dynamic because they grew from their failures throughout the story.
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December 2016
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