Through this article you will know everything related to the popular drama titled A wrinkle in time, a detailed summary of the work of Meg Murry. Let's get to know this strange and different original story that is about two scientific parents and another missing during a secret project.
A Wrinkle in Time
How can a novel about quantum physics become a classic among American novels, and this novel has already been screened in the United States and is only the first of the most successful novel series? The forgotten book? Perhaps the answer is that it came too soon. Perhaps it is because it is a primitive, strange, different, eclectic and almost impossible to classify story, perhaps the young Spanish readers were not ready to read it, but perhaps we will start reading it now.
Summary
This Meg Murry story tells of a girl who had difficulty adjusting to school, she has a unique character, she is very intelligent and she is the daughter of several scientists, her father disappeared under strange circumstances a long time ago, but her mother did not lose her hope to see him again, moreover, the city's resident, Charles Wallace, is a mentally disabled person in the city.
In addition, there is talk of an extraordinary child prodigy, at the age of 4, his thinking and reasoning abilities are better than most adults; his brain has a very sensitive perception that allows you to see from the outside.
That's why Charles Wallace became the first person to speculate about the three wacky old ladies. These three women are called wives, and they are hidden, an incredible secret that can take two brothers to another world. This is how Charles Wallace, Meg and her friend Calvin O'Keefe discovered a kind of tesseract, the wrinkle of time, which under the leadership of these three women traveled through all the planets, to find the missing father.
They will meet them, meet amazing people, travel through mysterious landscapes, face great dangers and finally discover that Meg's greatest flaw may be her greatest ally, and Charles Wallace's most precious gift may be her undoing. where will the wrinkles of time take him? Will they find the missing Mr. Murray? What is a mysterious IT, composed of mysterious dark clouds that threaten the world?
A wrinkle in time It is a difficult novel to define. It can be said that it is a combination of fantasy and science fiction, with a new age atmosphere. It was first published in English in 1962 and its plot already contains concepts covered by quantum physics.
Which sounds strange to young readers, but not so strange to current readers, perhaps for this reason, this book has passed through the hands of at least 26 publishers before its release, however, once published, it has become a classic, with more than 70 editions to date.
The story quickly developed into the so-called Kairos series, which consists of two tetralogies: on the one hand, The Time Quartet or "First Generation", which includes the title A Wrinkle in Time (1962), A Wind in The Door (1973), "Rapidly Inclined Planet" (1978) and "Many Waters" (1986), starring the Murry brothers; on the other hand, the "second generation", whose main role is Oakfield, is based on the novel "Starfish's Arms (1965), "Water Dragon" (1976), "House Like Lotus" (1984)) and "Acceptable Time" (1989).
This first book was published by Alfaguara, but it is currently out of print, and it is worrying that the rest of the books in the series will not be published in Spain, Disney filmed a telefilm based on this first novel, but it was not released in Spain, although obviously in this case we did not miss too much: even the author himself admitted that the film was terrible.
Madeleine L'Engle has recently become "yesterday's writer": he prospered in his literary career and died in 2007, he is known in the United States for his extensive biography, which includes mainly young fantasy novels.
However, its glorious age coincided with a period when Spain did not have many wonderful literary works published, which may explain why it is so unknown to us. Besides being a writer, she has also worked as a teacher and librarian, and she is always an avid reader and open-minded woman and very interested in the development of science, which is reflected in her works.
However, this is not consistent with deep religious beliefs: Madeleine L'Engle is a bishop, a branch of Christianity, who believes in universal salvation due to the infinite goodness of God, there must be a religious undertone in her works, which also seen in the wrinkles of time in "Una," this prompted her reaction to her book: Although some critics accused her of being too religious, Christian bookstores across the country banned her work.
In addition to the controversy, although "Wrinkles of the Times" has passed half a century since it was written, it is still in some ways a fast, interesting and exciting novel, especially an extremely novel novel, I hope we can take some time to return to the era where all the bookstores are easy to find.
If this is not the case, we can only hope that after a little jump into the future, we can see her "saved" again, but this time she is accompanied by other books of the legend, from Earth to Camazotz, from Mars to Uriel, Madeleine L'Engle's world is still worth exploring.
Characters from a wrinkle in time
The characters of this fantastic and unusual story are:
- Meg Murry: Teenagers have problems. This character is described as a grumpy and insecure person, even though she is confident in herself in the book.
- Charles Wallace: An introverted and shy four-year-old boy, he doesn't like to chat with his close friends, but the truth about this character is his talent and maturity.
- Calvin - A character who fits the stereotypes of popular boys and athletes and is physically attractive, however, all the things shown outside have no meaning to him.
- What, Who and Which: These roles are to help the young protagonist in interstellar travel, show his mystery, philosophy and eccentricity.
Over time, there are several secondary characters, but they are not usually involved in this book.
- Beast Aunt.
- Mr.Murry.
- THAT.
The book is inspired by the heights of the Russian Soviet era and the Cold War. During this time, scientific progress, communism, and political development, that's why the writer Madeleines L'Engle tried to create a world that could counter the fear, execution, and oppression that prevailed at the time, and narrate it in a way that represents the equality and the right to opinion.
For example, we have a dark thing that spreads and dominates all the planets, and the main character fights against the differences between them, this is a vivid example of Russian communism and the message that the author wants to convey to the readers.
a wrinkle in time movie
The adaptation of "The Wrinkle of Time" was directed by Ava Duvernay and produced by Walt Disney. The film tells the story of Meg Murry, Charles and Clover who go back in time with the help of three mysterious women to rescue their missing father; kids will be mesmerized by the charm of Meg and her helpers, but parents who want diligent conspiracies and emotional glimpses of Pixar photos will probably consider "Tomorrowland," which is another high-concept Disney adventure.
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