As humans, we all thrive on our emotions. These emotions may or may not be expressed but deep down they reside in us. Some people pass their judgements entirely on the basis of how they feel towards this situation while others trust reasoning/logic. Logic is very often the best option to choose during a crisis. However, our feelings must never be neglected. We often find ourselves battling between logic and emotions. While it is only a chance that whatever option we choose works in our favor we have to make a decision. Similarly, in the book “A swiftly tilting planet”, main characters find themselves struggling in this battle of logic and emotions. Thus, my main focus for literary analysis of this book will be on the description of the struggle …show more content…
Madoc fights his brother Gwydyr after he finds out that he (Gwydyr) is safe and alive. Madoc expresses his distress- “My brother, I wept for your death. I thought to rejoice to see you alive” (94). It is very unlikely that after one finds out their loved one to be alive, whom they once thought died, they fight them away. Similarly, Madoc faces this hard backlash when his own brother asks for his fiancée. Charles Wallace still present in Madoc sides logic and cleverly defeats Gwydyr in a physical combat. Although, it could be entirely possible that had Charles Wallace not been inside Madoc, Madoc would have never fought his own brother Gwydyr. The reason for this is very simple. Gwydyr is Madoc’s brother and both of them have emotional attachment to each other. These emotions most likely come between Madoc and his brother. L’Engle has pointed out the righteousness of choosing Charles Wallace the one to stop the enemy. However, it is not to be assumed that Charles Wallace lacks emotions. One of the reasons he is the chosen one here is due to his empathy towards his hosts. Charles faces the same stress Madoc did but being a true and sensible man he (Charles) chooses logic rather than emotions. Thus, Charles Wallace changes the course of the