Why did the beast take care of Meg?

The beasts seem surprised that Calvin and the Murrys are not used to meeting beings from other planets. They tell their guests that they must entrust Meg to their care because she is extremely vulnerable and weak. Meg leans against the soft, furry chest of one of the beasts and feels warm and secure.
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Why did the beast need to take care of Meg?

The beast needed to take care of Meg because she needed prompt and special care, the coldness of "The Black Thing" burns unless it is counteracted properly.
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Why does Murry allow the beast to help Meg?

Though Mr. Murry is at first against it, he consents to allowing these beasts to take Meg to heal her, since they reveal that they are also fighters against the Black Thing. They reveal that it is, in fact, tessering through the Black Thing that has caused Meg's injuries.
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How did the creature heal Meg?

If so, how? Meg was healed by Aunt Beast's tenderly love and care. Aunt Beast rubbed lotions and bathed Meg. Aunt Beast also provided warmth and food for Meg.
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What reason does Aunt Beast give for megs anger at her father?

Why is she so angry? Because they left Charles Wallace behind. She thought that by finding her father he would make the situation all better, but he didn't. Describe the qualities of the "beasts".
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How did Aunt Beast help Meg?

Murry tessers himself, Calvin, and Meg away from Camazotz in a desperate attempt to save themselves from IT and Meg is subsequently injured, Aunt Beast is one of the tentacle beasts native to the planet they then land on who nurses Meg back to help. She is kind and loving, and helps to heal Meg's body and mind.
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What does Aunt Beast look like in A Wrinkle in Time book?

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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Is Aunt Beast in A Wrinkle in Time Movie?

In Madeleine L'Engle's original novel, Meg Murry is saved at one point by a creature identified as Aunt Beast, but that sequence didn't make it into the theatrical version of the movie.
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Does Meg trust Aunt Beast?

Meg trusts the beasts more than she trusts Calvin and her father because she feels that her father and Calvin are not as concerned as they should be about Charles Wallace.
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How does Meg defeat it?

In A Wrinkle in Time, Meg defeats IT with love. She rescues her father from IT, but in the process, her brother Charles Wallace is left behind in IT's...
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What did Meg have that it did not?

Charles tells Meg that Mrs. Whatsit hates her, and at that moment, Meg realizes the one thing that she has that IT does not have: love. Though she cannot possibly love IT, she can love Charles Wallace, and she calls out to him with the force of her love.
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What did Calvin admit he would do if the beasts ever appeared on planet Earth?

The beast asks Calvin what his planet would do if three of the beasts suddenly turned up. Calvin replies that the humans would probably shoot them.
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How old is Charles Wallace in a wrinkle in time?

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. Mrs Whatsit is the youngest of the Mrs W's, and the best of the three at interacting with the children.
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What was Meg's reaction to the Tesseract?

Explain Meg's reaction to the "Tesseract". She can hear her father and Calvin talking, but she cannot respond back. It sounds like they are talking through ice. Her heart stops, but slowly begins again.
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How is Meg affected by the black thing?

Meg suddenly feels herself torn apart from Charles and Calvin and thrust into silent darkness. She tries to cry out to them but finds she does not even have a body, much less a voice. Suddenly, she feels her heart beating again and sees Charles and Calvin shimmer back into material presence. Mrs.
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What is the black thing in the book A Wrinkle in Time?

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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Where does Aunt Beast come from?

Aunt Beast is one of the alien creatures that inhabits Ixchel, the planet the Murrys and Calvin land on after tessering off Camazotz.
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How old is Mrs Which in a wrinkle in time?

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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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Why does Meg go to Camazotz?

Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin traveled to Camazotz to save Charles Wallace and Meg's father. While they were there, IT took control of Charles Wallace's brain.
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What does Meg attempt to explain to Aunt Beast?

Aunt Beast tells Meg that she finds it very difficult to communicate in Meg's language. Nonetheless, she tries to explain that the beasts live on a planet called Ixchel, another of the planets struggling against the Dark Thing.
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Why was Aunt Beast not in the movie?

So what happened to Aunt Beast? She was initially in the movie, said Lee, but was cut because it was what the story needed. “The discoveries you make when you put [the movie] together and you go, this is where the challenge needs to grow, and [Ixchel] pulls you away from it,” explained Lee.
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Is a wrinkle in time accurate?

Ava DuVernay's new movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time is largely faithful to the book, sometimes in delightful ways only super fans will notice — Meg's bedroom is still in the attic, for example, and the kids meet Mrs. Whatsit on a "dark and stormy night," in a nod to the book's opening sentence.
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Why do the time travelers have so much trouble explaining Mrs whatsit to the creatures on Ixchel?

Why do the time travelers have so much trouble explaining Mrs. Whatsit to the creatures on Ixchel? They are more like angels or messengers sent from god. What would you do if you suddenly met up with three aliens?
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What do the beasts on Ixchel use to communicate?

4. What do the beasts on Ixchel use to communicate?
  • Their soft facial indentations.
  • Their numerous tentacles.
  • Their layers of soft fur.
  • Their flapping wings.
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What happens in Chapter 12 of A Wrinkle in Time?

In Chapter 12 of A Wrinkle in Time, Meg is back on the planet Ixchel with the celestial beings: Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Which, and Mrs. Who as well as Aunt Beast. Meg's father, Mr. Murry, and her popular classmate, Calvin, are also there.
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