Meg Murry's feelings towards herself changes over-time. At the beginning of the story she expressed deep hatred of her flaws and herself. The author states, “- A delinquent, that’s what I am, she thought grimly“ (page 8). This quote shows that she knows she is calling herself names because she does not favor herself in any way. Another example is, - Why can’t I hide it, too? Meg thought. Why do I always have to show everything?” (page 9). This shows that she does not like her personality and her flaw in self-expression. Towards the end of the story, Meg begins to have a change of heart about herself and her flaws. The text explains, “Father said it was all right for me to be afraid. He said to go ahead and be afraid. And Mrs. Who said—I don't understand what she said but I think it was meant to make me not hate being only me, and me being the way I am. And Mrs. Whatsit said to remember that she loves me. That's what I have to think about. Not about being afraid. Or not as smart as IT. Mrs. Whatsit loves me. That's quite something, to be loved by someone like Mrs. Whatsit” (page 226). This quote shows that Meg accepted the challenge of loving herself and that she is not horrible because others actually love her, even though she has many faults. In addition, the text states, “She knew! Love. That was what she had that it didn’t have. She had Mrs Whatsit’s love, and her father’s, and her mother’s, and the real Charles Wallace’s love, and the twin’s, and Aunt Beast’s. And she had her love for them” (page 228). This shows that Meg changed her feeling’s towards herself and she was loved by her friends and family. Meg Murry’s feelings towards herself and her flaws relate to the GATE icon, change-overtime.
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