g, with her many temperamental imperfections, flounders from day to day. Mixed in with this is a hint of an orphaned-child theme. Although none of the children are actual orphans, the thought is implied first through Mr. Murrys absents, and Megs constant wish of if only father (were here) [P.4]; and then with Calvins horribly neglectful familyhe is, in essence, emotionally abandoned by parents who are too overwhelmed with their own lives to notice anything else. True to a coming-of-age theme these details suggest a touch of realism: thatin real lifegood is not always rewarded. Life is not always fairan awakening usually realized by children during middle school years [class lecture]. As in both fairy-tale, and coming-of-age themes, the children have a specific questtheir goal is to find and rescue their long-lost and desperately missed father. With the help of Calvin, Meg and Charles Wallace set out to tackle the impossible. Good vs evil as their journey begins. The three have an unusual set of fairy-god-mother equivalents in the wild and wacky characters of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who. Not unlike Charlotte who jumps to Wilburs rescue (E.B. White, Charlottes Web), Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who devise a plan, give direction and guidance, and set the quest in motion. The magical good of the three Mrs. Ws is contrasted by the frightfully powerful evil of the Black Thing. Similar to the biblical Satin who cast a shadow of sin over mankind, the black thing hangs motionless like a cloud over the universe, causing the Earth to be a terribly troubled planet.Traveling through space by tessering, and having to pass through the Black Thing, Meg can only describe it as more than a darkness or absents of lighta horrifying voida shadow that was so terriblethat there had never been before or ever would be again, anything that would chill her with a fear that was beyond shuttering, beyond crying or screaming, beyond the possibility...
