A Wrinkle in Time | Objects, Setting & Important Places

A Wrinkle in Time Objects/Places

The Murry House

Meg lives in a typical New England house with her three brothers, mother and father. The house has an attic, three bedrooms, a kitchen and a vegetable garden in the back. The garden is where Meg leaves the house and where she finally returns. Meg's mother conducts some of her experiments in the house, and waits for her missing husband. Mrs. Whatsit makes an appearance here.

Meg's School

Meg goes to a typical high school. She irritates her teachers and the principal, Mr. Jenkins. She gets into fights because of remarks people make about her and her brother Charles. Her new friend Calvin also goes to school with her, although he is a few grades above her.

The Haunted House

Mrs. Which, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Whatsit have added all the trappings of a haunted house to the old abandoned one in the woods. That way, they can wait without too many people discovering them....
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