What is Mrs. Whatsit character traits in A Wrinkle in Time?

Whatsit's personality in "A Wrinkle in Time"? Mrs. Whatsit is kind, wise, patient, and noble. She helps Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in many ways as they travel to Camazotz to rescue Mr.
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What are Mrs. Whatsit traits?

Personality... flighty, perky, and shockingly blunt. Mrs. Whatsit is still getting used to human customs, particularly when it comes to social niceties. She can be rather judgmental, both about human limitations in general and Meg in particular.
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What special skill does Mrs. Whatsit have?

Mrs. Whatsit, too, exhibits extrasensory powers: she can see the Russian caviar behind a closed cabinet door, and she can somehow sense Meg's distrust of her. These magical abilities introduce the emerging story as one of science fiction and fantasy.
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Is Mrs. Whatsit an angel?

Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit can be seen as guardian angels.
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What does Mrs. Whatsit compare human lives to?

Mrs Whatsit compares human lives to that of a sonnet. The sonnet has strict rules.
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Why was Mrs. Whatsit chosen for the mission?

She was chosen for the mission because of her ability to materialize as a human and communicate with humans, and Mrs. Whatsit also had firsthand experience with the darkness — as a star.
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How do we know that Mrs. Whatsit is odd but friendly?

He reads people. In Chapter 1, how do we know that Mrs. Whatsit is odd-but friendly? She's too clumsy, outrageous, and courteous to be mean.
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Who is Mrs. Whatsit to Meg?

Mrs.

The youngest of the three celestial beings who accompany the children on their adventure. Meg initially comes to know Mrs. Whatsit as the tramp who stole bed-sheets from their neighbors and then sought shelter from a storm in the Murrys' warm kitchen.
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What happens to Mrs. Whatsit?

In each of the versions, Mrs. Whatsit transforms into a different creature at the planet Uriel.
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How old is Mrs. Whatsit in the book?

Whatsit just how old she is. Her answer? "Exactly 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days. That is according to your calendar, of course, which even you know isn't very accurate" (5.76).
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Why did Mrs. Whatsit steal the sheets?

They steal Mrs. Buncombe's sheets to use as "ghosts" for the haunted house (to scare away intruders).
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What did Mrs. Whatsit look like in the book?

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 is Mrs Whatsits origin?

What is Mrs. Whatsit's origin? A planter where Mr. Murry is imprisoned.
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How many chapters are in a wrinkle in time?

The novel A Wrinkle in Time has twelve chapters. The novel tells the story of Meg Murry, Meg lives with her three siblings and mother, the father of...
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What does Mrs. Whatsit apologize for at the end of the story?

Mrs. Whatsit apologizes for not saying goodbye; the Mrs. W's are busy with a new mission.
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What happens to Mrs. Whatsit And how do the children respond?

What happens to Mrs. Whatsit, and how do the children respond? She transforms into a beautiful being similar to a horse with wings. They climb on her back and they go for a ride.
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What does Mrs. Whatsit give Meg as a parting gift?

Mrs. Whatsit gives Meg the gift of her love as a parting gift.
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What did Mrs. Whatsit turn into in the movie?

In the book, Mrs. Whatsit shape-shifts into an insanely beautiful, centaur-esque being and the kids fly with her on the planet Uriel. In the movie, the centaurlike creature has been replaced by a giant leaf of sentient lettuce.
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How does Meg feel about Mrs. Whatsit?

Meg thinks that Mrs. Whatsit is probably the tramp she heard about, and Charles Wallace gets the strange woman to admit to being the sheet thief. Mrs.
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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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How does Mrs. Whatsit compare our lives to a sonnet?

A strict form, but freedom within it?
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What is Meg's greatest fault?

Meg's faults, in other words, are a response to a world that tries to push her into conformity. The world is an unjust place that viciously punishes any sort of difference, and Meg feels its unjustness with the full force of adolescence.
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What did the black thing look like?

The Black Thing is Madeleine L'Engle's name for evil in A Wrinkle in Time. It appears as a dark shadow surrounding certain planets in the universe. Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin must fight the Black Thing in order to rescue Mr.
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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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Is Mrs. Whatsit in a wind in the door?

In this early version of the narrative, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which from A Wrinkle in Time send Charles Wallace, Meg and Calvin to a school on another planet, where Proginoskes and a conifer seed version of Sporos are among their classmates.
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