Entry 2-- September 15th, 2009

This week I continued reading A WRINKLE IN TIME. I haven't had a chance to read much of it since we started reading "Unwind," so it was nice to get back to it. For this entry, I'm going to dive deeper into the depths of the themes that I've noticed throughout my reading.
In my opinion, the main themes of the novel are personal responsibility, individuality, and good versus evil. Based on what I've read thus far, Meg has matured immensely. She's starting to realize that she has to stop blaming the world for her own problems. At the beginning of the novel, she hated her appearance and wanted nothing more than to fit in at school. Now, however, she is starting to understand that being different isn't as bad as she thought. She seems to be growing more comfortable in her own skin.
This book also tackles the theme of good versus evil, as most novels seem to do. However, this book does it a little differently. While most stories have an antagonist, a protagonist, and an obvious plot, in this book it's not quite definite who is good and who is bad. The evil in this story is represented by an intangible force called "the dark thing," a black hole that is trapping Meg's father. Good is associated with undying love and personal morals while evil is associated with conformity and hatred.
I'm excited to continue reading and find out whether good or evil prevails in the end.