A Wrinkle in Time essay

Zainah Gadoui 711          

         Whose perspective is missing in the text? What would it be like if we put it back? This, I think, is an important question to ask when reading A Wrinkle in Time. Charles Wallace is an important character, and the readers would benefit from having his perspective.

         One of the things we would learn from having Charles Wallace’s perspective is how much more he knew than Meg. This quote shows this, “Not now Meg,’ Charles Wallace said. ‘Slowly. I’ll tell you about it later.’” This shows that even though he’s so young, he knows so much, much more than he’s letting people know. He understands everything on a deeper level than everyone else, even people who are 3 times his age.

         Another thing that readers would learn from having Charles Wallace’s perspective is while he knows a lot about what people are thinking, he doesn’t know everything about what’s happening. Charles Wallace is the dependent, loveable character that is supposed to know all. “Beside her, a tremor went through Charles Wallace, but he sat very still.” This makes me think that Charles Wallace wants to be the person that everyone turns to when they’re confused or afraid, but he cant be when he doesn’t understand something.

         Overall, Charles Wallace is an important character who would have made the story better with his perspective. Readers would have known how his brain worked, to when he was terrified. It would comfort us when he knew what was happening, and given us a chill when he didn’t. His perspective would have made A Wrinkle in Time better.