the end Meg becomes the heroine as she finally develops some maturity, passing from little girl to young woman. From the beginning of the book she continually relies on others to make everything okay for her, and feels that if only her father returned everything would be all right. Meg is shocked and bewildered, when the children finally do find Mr. Murry, as she realizes that he is as helpless as the rest of them, and unable to rescue the group. As she goes through these awakening experiences, as she accepts her new friendship with Calvin, Meg continues to change and grow upuntil in the end she understands that she, and not her father, is the only one who can save Charles Wallace from the terrifying grips of It. Courageously, Meg trades roles with Charles Wallace, and becomes the caretaker to her caretaker, while she challenges It in an attempt to save her brother. In the grand finale, love concurs the incredibly evil force. Lovethe one thing Meg possesses that It doesntI love you Charles Wallace she cries, My baby brother who always takes care of me. Come back to mecome away from It, come back, come home. I love you [P.208] The message is written all through the text. God is stronger than Satan. God is love, and love is stronger than It.Once again winning is everything and the story finds a way of making everything work out[class lecture]. Charles Wallace is free, the Murry children have their father back, and Mrs. Murry has her husband back. Calvin has new friends and family with the Murrys. Meg, who has undergone her right of passage, finds friendship and self-confidence, is sure to return to daily life with a different more assertive and positive attitude. After the dark spiritual fight against It, Meg returns with a spiritual healing, and the absence of anger and resentment. Like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe the group returns at the exact moment they had departed on the quest, ready to take up where they left offone big ...
