While watching this video, imagine yourself at the center of the cube. If this were really happening, you would be hurtling through time and space at nearly the speed of light. This is a digital version of what Mathematicians think the Wrinkle in Time portal would look like. In the novel, the concept of a 'tesseract' is something like what in science-fiction is called a wormhole; a kind of portal that creates an opening through space and time and from one place to another. This is how the three Mrs. W's are able to take the children to rescue their father, and how their father first finds himself trapped on a foreign planet!
Here are a few discussion questions we will be going over in class:
- What are the most important lessons that Meg learns over the course of the novel?
- In what ways does Camazotz resemble Meg's neighborhood on Earth? How is it similar to Russian neighborhoods during the 1960's?
- How are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which distinguished from one another?
- SPOILER ALERT: Why do you think the author represents IT as a large disembodied brain?
- Think About It: Charles Wallace is an extraordinary child. How do his unusual traits both hurt and help him on Camazotz?
Extra Credit Question: Who says this quote in the novel?
"God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...."
