How old are the characters in A Wrinkle in Time?

Sandy Murry and his twin brother Dennys are the middle children in the Murry family, older than Charles Wallace but younger than Meg. They are 10 years old at the time of this book. Sandy is named after his father, Dr. Alex Murry.
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What is Meg's age in A Wrinkle in Time?

Main characters

Meg is the oldest child of scientists Alex and Kate Murry, about thirteen years old. Introduced on the first page of the book, she is the story's main protagonist One of Kate Murry's "abnormal" children, she seems to have a temper and a difficult time focusing in school.
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How old is Calvin in A Wrinkle in Time?

Calvin is 14 years old at the start of A Wrinkle in Time. He is a junior in high school, having skipped several grades.
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How old are the twins in A Wrinkle in Time?

In A Wrinkle in Time, the twins are Sandy and Dennys Murry. They are the 10-year-old brothers of Meg Murry and Charles Wallace Murry, and are the sons... See full answer below.
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Is Mrs which the oldest in A Wrinkle in Time?

Which is one of the three stars that comes to help Meg and Charles save their father from the Black Thing. Mrs. Which lost her ability to illuminate the sky because of the Black Thing that sucks away light. As the oldest of the three stars, she is billions of years old and has a hard time appearing in human form.
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A Wrinkle in Time Cast Real Names and Age



How old is Mrs. Who?

In the original manuscript of A Wrinkle in Time, Mrs. Whatsit calculates her age to be exactly 625,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days old. After editing, the number changes to 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days old due to L'Engle's research into the possible age of the universe.
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Does Calvin like Meg?

Thanks to the other four novels in the Time Quintet and the O'Keefe novels, we know that Calvin and Meg eventually get married towards the end of the former series.
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How long was Mr Murry gone in A Wrinkle in Time?

Mr. Murry, the children's long disappeared father, is a brilliant physicist who landed on a planet overtaken by the Black Thing when he tried to tesseract for the first time. He's been missing for over a year when his children rescue him from Camazotz.
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What is Meg nickname in A Wrinkle in Time?

Margaret Murry (most often referred to by her nickname "Meg") is one of the main protagonists of the Time Quintet, and the main character of A Wrinkle in Time.
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Is happy medium a girl in A Wrinkle in Time?

Novel. In the novel, the Happy Medium appears as a woman.
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Does Calvin kiss Meg?

Calvin kisses Meg goodbye before Meg leaves to go Cazumutz to rescue her brother Charles Wallace.
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Will There Be A Wrinkle in Time 2 movie?

Based on early reviews, it seems unlikely that a sequel will happen. Still, maybe audiences will feel differently. After all, the weirdness of this film is directly related to the weirdness of the book. A Wrinkle in Time is out in wide release now.
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Is Charles Wallace adopted in A Wrinkle in Time?

But for those keeping track, in the book, Charles Wallace is the biological son of Murrys, while in the very first scene of the film, we learn Charles Wallace is adopted. DuVernay said she made that change to honor McCabe's Filipino descent.
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Is Meg from A Wrinkle in Time black?

Unlike the novel where Meg and her family are White, movie Meg (Storm Reid) is a curly haired, biracial girl with glasses. Two of The Mrs are played by Oprah Winfrey and Mindy Kaling, who are of African and South Asian descent. The third is played by Reece Witherspoon, a White woman.
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Is Wrinkle in Time banned?

Since its publication in 1962, A Wrinkle in Time has become one of the mostfrequently banned or challenged books, for multiple reasons. People have argued that it's too complicated for children, and earlier critics disapproved of its plucky female protagonist.
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How old is Meg in a wind in the door?

14-year-old Meg Murry is worried about her brother Charles Wallace, a 6-year-old genius bullied at school by the other children.
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What does Mrs whatsit look like?

Mrs Whatsit is described as being an elderly woman wrapped in layers of clothes. She first appears in chapter one. Charles Wallace, a five year old boy in the book, found her in a haunted house in the woods, where she has been living with her two friends, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.
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What does Mrs who look like?

Which's physical appearance is not set. She appears as a shimmering light most of the time. Once she does take on the appearance of a traditional witch, complete with black hat and broom. She does not stay long in this form, though, as corporeal appearance is quite difficult for her to maintain.
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What does Mrs whatsit turn into?

Who's permission, Mrs. Whatsit transforms herself into a beautiful creature with a horse's body and a human torso. Calvin falls to his knees in shameless devotion, but Mrs. Whatsit admonishes him for his unthinking worship of her.
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How old is Mr. Murry?

Charles Wallace Murry

Meg's extraordinarily intelligent five-year-old younger brother who is capable of reading minds and understanding other creatures in a way that none of the other Murry children can.
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What does Aunt Beast look like in A Wrinkle in Time?

The beasts are tall and walk upright. Their faces have slits where the eyes, nose, and mouth ought to be. From four arms extend tentacles rather than fingers. Soft gray fur covers their bodies.
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Why does Calvin Call Charles a moron?

Why does Calvin Call Charles a moron? Calvin heard that Charles couldn't talk and assumed he was a moron.
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Who is the villain in A Wrinkle in Time?

Type of Villain

IT, also known as Red while possessing him, is the main antagonist of the novel A Wrinkle in Time (the first installment to the Time Quintet series), and its 2003 and 2018 film adaptations. He is a powerful entity taking the form of a brain, and he is the ruler of planet Camazotz.
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What is Mrs Who personality?

Personality...

warm and serene. As Charles Wallace notes, Mrs. Who “prefers not to think for herself.” That's not because she's an airhead, it's because she's simply evolved past language.
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