A Wrinkle in Time? More Like A Wrinkle in Heroine’s Journey. :|
A Wrinkle in Time? More Like A Wrinkle in Heroine’s Journey. :| By: Citlali If you’ve ever read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, you’ll know it’s a really creative story. It also uses Victoria Lynn Schmidt’s Heroine’s Journey model in an interesting way. The female protagonist’s journey is often centered on herself and her process of inner healing. However, A Wrinkle in Time ’s protagonist, Meg, goes on a journey to save her father from an evil entity, which really puts her self-healing process on the back burner. Because of this, the deviation from a common source of struggle in other Heroine’s Journeys solidifies A Wrinkle in Time as a unique representation of Schmidt’s Heroine’s Journey model. If you aren’t familiar with the story, Meg Murry, the protagonist, travels to different planets in the universe to find her father who has gone missing. She goes on a journey with her brother, Charles Wallace, her friend, Calvin, and three old ladies, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, an...