{"id":24556,"date":"2025-05-01T17:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T00:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plato-philosophy.org\/?post_type=teachertoolkit&#038;p=24556"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:04:05","slug":"a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle","status":"publish","type":"teachertoolkit","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/teachertoolkit\/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L&#8217;Engle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plot Summary:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meg Murry, her youngest brother Charles Wallace, and their new friend Calvin join forces with three intergalactic beings \u2013 Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who &#8212; to rescue Mr. Murry, Meg&#8217;s and Charles&#8217; father, from IT, a source of evil and total mental control that devours individuality and self-perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussion Questions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is a tesseract? 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