Mrs. Whatsit

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Mrs. Whatsit is a quirky, otherworldly being who guides Meg Murry and her companions through space and time in Madeleine L’Engle’s novel "A Wrinkle in Time."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
otherworldly being
supernatural guide
allyOf Mrs. Which NERFINISHED
Mrs. Who NERFINISHED
appearsIn A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time
2003 television film A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED
2018 film A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED
appearsInSeries Time Quintet NERFINISHED
appearsWithCharacter Calvin O’Keefe NERFINISHED
Charles Wallace Murry NERFINISHED
Meg Murry NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept tesseract
associatedWithTheme good versus evil
love as a saving force
basedInUniverse A Wrinkle in Time universe NERFINISHED
canTransform into celestial being
createdBy Madeleine L’Engle NERFINISHED
firstAppearance A Wrinkle in Time NERFINISHED
genre science fantasy
guidesCharacter Calvin O’Keefe NERFINISHED
Charles Wallace Murry NERFINISHED
Meg Murry NERFINISHED
hasPersonalityTrait compassionate
eccentric
kind
quirky
helpsCharacterRescue Dr. Alex Murry NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryRole deus ex machina-like helper
medium literature
memberOfGroup the three Mrs. W’s NERFINISHED
nationalityOfWork American literature
opposes IT
the Black Thing NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Alfre Woodard NERFINISHED
Reese Witherspoon NERFINISHED
roleInStory guide on quest
mentor figure
settingTraversed Camazotz NERFINISHED
Earth NERFINISHED
Uriel NERFINISHED
targetAudience young adult readers
travelsThrough space
time

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A Wrinkle in Time character Mrs. Whatsit