Liang, Mark 4/9/24 Period. 1 English The Journey to Realization “Meg, oh Meg!”, “You saved me, you saved me!” said Charles Wallace. In the book “A Wrinkle In Time” by Madeleine L’Engle, a precocious boy named Charles Wallace embarks on a quest to find his father. However, everything changes when they reach planet Camazotz. Charles Wallace was captured and controlled by the evil of the Camaztoz, and finally, his sister Meg saved him. Charles Wallace changed for the better because he realized his info was not everything. Initially, he was a 5-year-old who was displaying extreme intelligence. For example, he used complex words and biology definitions: “‘Constraint. Obligation. The. Because one is compelled to.’”(39). Moreover, he also knows about Mrs. W, …show more content…
Additionally, how he could even know Mrs. W shows that he is so clever he could even talk to an adult. This is a positive trait because, with this knowledge, he can understand future information better than any other kid. Charles Wallace was brilliant, but his skill greatly impacted the adventure. Also, when Charles Wallace went on the adventure, he became very interested in many things. As a result, when they land on Uriel they say a lot about how teaching works, and many questions about Mrs. W by Charles Wallace because he was interested. Finally, they landed on planet Camazotz, and met The Man With The Red Eyes: “I have to,”(139). After he looked at the man with the red eyes, he was hypnotized and brainwashed. This means when Charles Wallace wanted to go inside the room, it was a bad decision, but even after Calvin said to leave, he still did not. In conclusion, Charles Wallace could not be very safe on other planets, because a child's natural curiosity got into him. Then he started asking questions and doing things Meg didn’t think he should do. In addition, this is changed because the other planet is way cooler than the stuff we have on Earth.