A Wrinkle in Time | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Meg Murry - This character is a thirteen-year-old girl with mousy brown hair, thick glasses and braces on her teeth whose life takes an unusual turn when she meets three strange visitors.

Charles Wallace Murry - This young character is a genius and, within the family, speaks in complete sentences, uses difficult words, and understands complex ideas.

Calvin O'Keefe - This high school student is a popular athlete and at first reminds another of her missing father because they are both tall, thin, have red hair and blue eyes.

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