A Wrinkle in Time
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A Wrinkle in Time

by

Madeleine L'Engle
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Mr. Murry Character Analysis

Mr. Murry, the children's long disappeared father, is a brilliant physicist who landed on a planet overtaken by the Black Thing when he tried to tesseract for the first time. He's been missing for over a year when his children rescue him from Camazotz. Meg, who had dreamed of everything being all right when they found him, must grow up and take responsibility when she realizes her father cannot save Charles from the clutches of IT: only she can.

Mr. Murry Quotes in A Wrinkle in Time

The A Wrinkle in Time quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Murry or refer to Mr. Murry. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10 Quotes

"You don't even know where we are!" she cried out at her father. "We'll never see Mother or the twins again! We don't know where earth is!...What are you going to do!" She did not realize that she was as much in the power of the Black Thing as Charles Wallace.

Related Characters: Meg Murry (speaker), Mr. Murry
Nonconformity Theme Icon
Deceptive Appearances Theme Icon
Language and Knowing Theme Icon
Page Number: 190
Explanation and Analysis:

"We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Related Characters: Mr. Murry (speaker)
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Page Number: 190
Explanation and Analysis:
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Mr. Murry Quotes in A Wrinkle in Time

The A Wrinkle in Time quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Murry or refer to Mr. Murry. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Nonconformity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

"You don't even know where we are!" she cried out at her father. "We'll never see Mother or the twins again! We don't know where earth is!...What are you going to do!" She did not realize that she was as much in the power of the Black Thing as Charles Wallace.

Related Characters: Meg Murry (speaker), Mr. Murry
Nonconformity Theme Icon
Deceptive Appearances Theme Icon
Language and Knowing Theme Icon
Page Number: 190
Explanation and Analysis:

"We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Related Characters: Mr. Murry (speaker)
Language and Knowing Theme Icon
Christian References Theme Icon
Page Number: 190
Explanation and Analysis:
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