Why do the beasts take 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.
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Why did the beast take care of Meg?

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 did Aunt Beast have to care for 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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Why is Meg upset with her father in Chapter 11?

The three of them eat food that looks strange and colorless, but tastes wonderful. Meg is still very upset and disappointed with her father about the fact that he left Charles Wallace on Camazotz. Meg knows they need the support of Mrs. Who, Mrs.
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What reason does Aunt Beast give for Meg's 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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What are the beasts a symbol of in a wrinkle in time?

Murry, and Calvin share a common goal with the beasts: They are all against evil, which they frequently refer to as darkness. This figurative view of darkness is in line with the way the beasts experience reality- through its essence rather than its appearance.
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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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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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What happens to Meg when she attempts to enter the column where her father is imprisoned?

Meg rushes forward to her father in his column, but she cannot penetrate its surface, and her father cannot see or hear her. In frustration, she hurls herself at Charles, but he punches her in the stomach.
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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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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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Who is the dad in A Wrinkle in Time?

Chris Pine plays Dr. Alex Murry, father to Meg and Charles Wallace and the scientist who went missing while discovering a new form of space travel.
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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 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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What does Meg have that it does not have?

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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How does Meg get to her father?

Meg, still wanting to get to her father, puts on the glasses Mrs. Who (a former celestial star and the one who brought the children to Camazotz to rescue Mr. Murry) gave her, which enables her to get through not only the wall, but also the column surrounding her father. Father and daughter are finally reunited.
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How did Meg know that Charles mind and body have been taken over?

How does Meg know that Charles Wallace's mind and heart have been taken over? Meg knew that Charles was talking and acting differently when he convinced Calvin and Meg to see the man with red eyes. Describe what life is like on Camazotz.
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What are Meg's faults?

Meg's greatest faults are her anger, impatience, and lack of self-confidence, but she channels and overcomes them, ultimately emerging victorious.
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What happens to Charles Wallace in a wrinkle in time?

Charles Wallace tries to fight IT with his exceptional intelligence but is overpowered by the evil and becomes a robot-like creature mouthing the words with which IT infuses him.
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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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Why is the name Aunt Beast a good one for this alien creature?

Also, like the creatures in Arrival, Aunt Beast also has tentacles and is very loving and soothing. Her name is actually chosen by Meg telepathically as a portmanteau of a term of familiar endearment (aunt) and the creature's somewhat freaky appearance (beast.)
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When was the book A Wrinkle in Time banned?

For L'Engle's conservative critics, this passage suggests that Jesus Christ was just one special or gifted human among many, and that important religious figures from other faiths (such as Buddhism) were no more or less important. That passage alone garnered Wrinkle a 1990 ban from an Alabama school district.
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How has Meg held off it from taking over her mind?

How has Meg held off IT from taking over her mind? Meg is stubborn and concentrated on other things, like shouting out the periodic table and thinking about math facts.
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Why is love so powerful in A Wrinkle in Time?

Love is the only thing she has that IT doesn't have—love is something that can only exist between different people, while IT destroys all difference. While Meg may think love a paltry thing at the beginning of the book, by the end she realizes she could possess nothing more empowering or valuable.
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Why is Meg so sick after escaping from it?

Meg is sick because she is frightened for her brother and angry at her father and Calvin.
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