Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A Wrinkle in Time: Chapter 8

As I was reading through this chapter, I began to sympathize with Meg for the "loss" of her brother. It must be really hard to loose someone, but yet they are still there in front of you. I guess it'll be similar to having a close friend or relative of yours get in to an accident and end up with a semi serious case of amnesia. You see that a lot in dramas, now that I think about it. There is always some person who gets in to an accident, and then he or she gets amnesia, successfully creating a sob story. Anyway, back on topic.

SPOILERS

With Charles under control of IT now, Meg and Calvin now have to defend for themselves, without the quick witted and knowledgeable Charles on their side. However, IT agrees to take them to where their father is located, and led by Charles, Meg indeed does see her father, trapped and seemingly knocked out, inside a pillar.


Throughout this chapter, one thing stuck out from the rest of the things that happened, the ability to move through anything and everything. It is another apparently invented concept, and it suggests that since everything is made out of atoms, and there is a lot of space between them, the atoms are merely rearranged to provide enough space to pass through. Though true, it is different in practice, as no one can simply just move atoms aside without first having the means to do so. Maybe in the future, a machine will be constructed based on this theory, it would be quite a sight to behold.

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