Sunday, March 24, 2013

What is the conflict in A Wrinkle in Time?

The basic
conflict in this novel is good versus evil, with evil manifested as mindless conformity and good
as individualistic thinking, love, loyalty, and free will.

The planet
Camazotz is completely shrouded in darkness, which means it has been overtaken by evil.
Unfortunately, Mr. Murry is being held prisoner on this planet. His children Meg and and Charles
Wallace, along with their friend Calvin, have to go to Camazotz to free him without having their
minds taken over and controlled by IT, the machine that runs the planet with factory precision.
Resisting IT is a difficult proposition.

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