Responding Questions for Chapter 1-4 in A Wrinkle in Time
Mr.R said today that we should write a post about a few responding questions for A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Here are my answers to the responding questions.
What thoughts do you have about Meg’s personality as you read these chapters?
The thoughts I have about Meg’s personality are the following. She is a rebel when she is in school because she feels like as if who cares anyways about certain things. Also, she is very good at math but is blamed for cheating because she doesn’t show her work; she always uses shortcuts to get to the answers in math. She also is very protective about her brothers. Those are some things that I have learned about Meg’s personality.
Why is Meg Murry unhappy at school?
Meg Murry is unhappy at school because of these reasons. She is not doing very well because she is not paying attention in class. Also, she is sad because her father has been gone for two years and hasn’t sent a mail for a year. She also always gets in trouble with the principle of her school. She also gets very overprotective when her brother is mentioned in a conversation, she also tries to beat up the person that says something bad about Charles Wallace.
How and why does Calvin fit in with the Murry family?
Calvin fits in with the Murry family because he feels left out with his own family. Also, everyone at school thinks that he is so cool but he is actually just like Meg, very different.
Where and why do Calvin, Charles Wallace, and Meg go with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which?
The children go to many places with the three Mrs. W’s. Some of them are: Uriel, Camazots, Orion Belt planet, and the two-dimensional planet. They go to these places for several reasons. Some of them are: they go to Uriel to see the Black Thing for the first time, they go to the Orion Belt planet to see what Earth looks like through the Happy Medium’s crystal ball, they go to the two dimensional planet because Mrs. Which had made a mistake during the Wrinkle process, and they went to Camazots to free Meg’s father.
In your opinion why do the children accept the three Mrs. Ws instead of fearing them?
Well, this is a hard question to answer. Firstly, Meg was afraid, at first, of the three Ws and didn’t trust them but then they gained her trust later. I think that the three children accepted the Ws instead of fearing them because they found them very trustworthy and friendly. I think they would have feared them if they didn’t have these qualities. Also, Charles Wallace can seem to find the good qualities in people and he said that they were good people, and Meg trusts her little brother.
In what ways does Meg seem like any other person? In what ways are her feelings like yours?
Meg is like an ordinary person by many things. For example, she is doing badly in school and feels like everything is going against her. Also, I agree to what Andrew said. Furthermore, she feels like nobody cares about her and her father is gone. Meg’s feelings are similar to mine because sometimes I do really badly in school and my brothers make fun of me just as Meg’s brothers made fun of her in a way. Also, Meg is very protective about her family, this is similar to me because when I’m playing ice hockey if someone hits people in my team too much I beat them up.
Imagine that you are a guidance counsellor at Meg’s school. You believe Meg can do better class work. Write a letter to Mrs. Murry about Meg, explaining the problem as you see it and suggesting possible solutions.
- Dear Mrs. Murry,
We have found that your daughter, Meg, is not reaching standards high enough to pass. Therefore I suggest that you, first of all teach her some manners so she isn’t so rude in class. Also, you will need to work with her math, she seems to be able to get the answer very well but she can’t seem to show her work. Because of this, her math teacher thinks that she uses a calculator. I also recommend that she sees me at least two times every week.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely School Counsellor
