A Wrikle in Time

Synopsis

Meg has low grades, she got mad because other kids bother her saying that her father has abandoned them and that his brother Charles Wallace is weird. Later on Charles Wallace takes Meg to see Mrs. Whatsit. While they were going to Mrs. Whatsit’s house in the forest, Calvin got in their way saying that he got a feeling of compulsion that indicated him that he had to go to that point in that moment . The 3 of them went together to Mrs. Whatsit’s house, but Mrs. Whatsit was not there and they met Mrs. Who. Sometime after this, they met another witch, Mrs. Which. The witch says that their father is in a big risk, and that they have to go save him. The witches make them travel to the fourth dimension, they went to Uriel, where Mrs. Whatsit change her form into a horse with wings and human torso. She takes them to a trip traveling in time, in which they saw a “black thing” covering a part of the planet, they met the shadow fighters that are those who fight against the “black thing”. Time later on the witches take them to the “happy medium”. When they got there the witches asked the happy medium if they can see the Earth, the happy medium did not like that idea, when she showed the Earth they saw that it was almost covered by “the black thing". The witches gave a gift to each kid, and they send them to the planet Camazotz, a place where everything was exactly the same and everyone did the things extremely coordinated. After talking they discovered that “IT” is in the CENTRAL central intelligence. Their mission against the IT or the Black Shadow and to rescue Meg’s dad is about to start

Principal Characters Description

Meg Murry:           She uses glasses, she has braces, brown hair 

                             She considers herself ugly, not smart

                             She is brisk

                             Quote: “That’s what I am”

                                              

                                                   

Charles Wallace:  He has blond hair, Meg's brother

                             He is very smart, he understands almost everything

                             Quote: "Please don't be hurt, Meg"

                                                      

                                                        

Calvin O’Keefe:    He is tall, he has red hair

                             He is good at sports

                             Quote: "For the first time in my life I'm going home"

                                                                          

                                                       

Mrs. Whatsit:        An old senior lady, she transforms into a horse with wings and a human                                          torso

                             She speaks normally

                             Quote: "Well, I need them"
                                                           
                                                                                 

Mrs. Who:             An old senior lady 
                             She makes many allusions 

                             Quote: "Caught in the act"   
                                  

                                                     

Mrs. Which:          An old senior lady
                             She has problems at speaking
                             Quote: "Thiss iss nno ttime forr bbickkerring"              

Allusion

It is a literary resource used to explain a term better to obtain a better understanding

Examples in the book

"The heart has its reasons, whereof reason knows nothing"-Pascal (pg:42)

"Caught in the act"-Unknown (pg:43)

"Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honorable"-Seneca (pg:43)

"Faith is the sister of justice"-Unknown (pg:43)

"An old ass knows more than a young colt"-A. Perez (pg: 63)

Foreshadowing

Is a literary resource or device that the writer uses to suggest events in the book

Examples in the book

1) In chapter 5 in page 86 it explains how to travel  in time, you can infer that they are going             to go out of this world

2) After reading chapter 6 you can predict that after this they are going to fight against the                 black shadow

Vocabulary

Grab-Pick up. EX: Grab the pencil

Tangle-Confusion. EX: He is tangled, because too many                                  homework

Pattern-A decorative design. EX: She has a pattern  of birds

Drawer-Horizontal compartment. EX: I have a drawer in my room

Shabby-Unkempt appearance. EX: He has shabby clothes 

Startle-To agitate suddenly. EX: He is startling the coke

Dreadful-Fear, completely terrified. EX: Spiders are dreadful

Stubborn-Obstinate. EX: Donkeys are stubborn

Dap-Spots of different colors. EX: Your t-shirt is dappled 

Limbs-Legs, arms, wings. EX: I have 4 limbs

Smooth-Not rough. EX: This wall is smooth

Slam-To shut with force. EX: He slammed the door of his room

Choke-To stop breathing. EX: The coked with the meat

Giggle-To laugh in a silly way. EX: A friend giggles all the time

Wryly-Ironic humor. EX: Some writers are wryly when they write

Stew-A dish of meat and vegetables. EX: I like stew with coke

Dial-Make a telephone connection. EX: He dials the phone of his                 friend

Sob-Crying very slow. EX: She is sobbing a lot, because she is                       grounded 

Hang up-End a telephone connection. EX: He hung up the the                       phone, because he was mad

Clutch-Hold tightly or firmly. EX: Clutch his arm for crossing the                 street

Gleam-To shine with a little light. EX: All the fireflies gleam in the               night

Gasp-To breath laboriously. EX: My grandfather is gasping                           because he is sick

Clasp-Closing your fist tight. EX: He clasps the pencil before                         signing the contract

Blossom-The flower of  a plant. EX: The blossom of a margarita is               yellow

Summit-Highest point. EX: This is the summit point of this                           mountain

Plateau-A large level area of high land. EX: Is passing the next mountain

Faint-To lose conscience. EX: He fainted yesterday after fighting                 last night

Throb-The bit(heart). EX: Your heart throbs faster when you are                   nervous

Gash-A deep long cut. EX: They gashed his arm with a knife

Chill-A feeling of coldness. EX: Chill dude chill

Thrust-To push forward forcibly. EX: He thrust the ball while                       playing soccer

Anguish-Suffering. EX: She is anguished because she is not getting               payed

Despair-Lose hope. EX: He despaired because his team was losing               0-2

Indignant-Something considered unjust, unfair, upset. EX: 

Shawl-Used by women in shoulder. EX: She likes to use a shawl                   when it makes cold

Garb-Uniform. EX: You may have a garb if you wan to stay in this               school

Scarf-Protect the neck(wool), small shawl. EX: She is using a scarf               because it is cold 

Gown-Robe, tunic. EX:  He was using a gown last Sunday

Silk-The soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon               of the silkworm. EX:

Reach-Accomplish something. EX: He reached him in an on-line                   game

Illustrations

Chapter 1 

Chapter 2 

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

 Chapter 6

Shadow Fighter

Nicolas Copernicus (February 19, 1473-May 24, 1543)

He was one of the main that change the general point of view, because through his observations, he was one of the first to deduce that the earth was not the center of the universe and the earth orbited around the sun. He broke the Catholic Church paradigm: " "the earth is the center of the universe and the sun orbits around the earth". In that time if you said that this was not true you will go to the Holy inquisition

Camazotz

In chapter 6 Meg,Charles Wallace an Calvin have to go there, it is a planet, everything in that planet look the same and have an almost perfect order