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Compare And Contrast A Wrinkle In Time

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“Believing takes practice”- Wrinkle in Time. This quote is powerful because it is hard to trust something that is not understandable. It takes time and effort to believe. A “Wrinkle in Time” is about a girl named Meg who goes on an adventure where she is transported through time and space. With her younger brother, “Charles Wallace” and friend, “Calvin O’keefe”, they travel to Camazotz to save her father from the forces of evil. Of course with the help of three ladies, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit , and Mrs. Which who tesser and guide Meg through her journey in space to conquer the evil. I found the book was more powerful than the movie. Firstly, in the book you can imagine the story and characters the way you want to. Secondly, the book includes far more details than the movie that deeply develops the characters. Lastly, the movie did not include favored parts that were in the book. The book showed its full potential.
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“A Wrinkle in Time” book states, “She wasn’t usually afraid of weather.—It’s not just the weather, she thought.—It’s the weather on top of everything else. On top of me. On top of Meg Murry doing everything wrong.” (Chapter 1, page 1). As seen in the movie, Meg is shown in her bedroom thinking of her father. The book gives us inside thoughts of how Meg is truly feeling, enabling us to feel her loss. We do not get the same effect in the movie. Meg’s thoughts prove that the book was better than movie. Mostly because books include the thoughts and feelings of a character more in depth. The quote above shows how Meg truly feels about herself through her thoughts. Usually, movies do not display the thoughts of a character. Feelings of the characters are important because they allow people to connect ideas and thoughts to their personal life, enabling them to enjoy the

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