Refer to A Wrinkle in Time for a complete version of this text.

Question

A Wrinkle in Time is narrated from a third-person limited point of view.

How does this affect the way that events are described?

Choose two correct answers.

Responses

Readers must learn what Calvin, Charles Wallace, and other characters are like by interpreting their words and reactions to events.
Readers must learn what Calvin, Charles Wallace, and other characters are like by interpreting their words and reactions to events.

An outside narrator explains how each character feels about the events as they occur.
An outside narrator explains how each character feels about the events as they occur.

Readers understand everything that Calvin, Charles Wallace and other characters see, hear, and think as the events unfold.
Readers understand everything that Calvin, Charles Wallace and other characters see, hear, and think as the events unfold.

An outside narrator relates Meg's private thoughts and emotions and tells how the events affect her.
An outside narrator relates Meg's private thoughts and emotions and tells how the events affect her.

Answer 1

In "A Wrinkle in Time," the use of a third-person limited point of view affects the way events are described in the following ways:

1. Readers must learn what Calvin, Charles Wallace, and other characters are like by interpreting their words and reactions to events. Since the narrative does not provide insight into every character's thoughts or feelings, readers rely on dialogue and character actions to understand them.

2. An outside narrator relates Meg's private thoughts and emotions and tells how the events affect her. While the perspective is limited, we gain access to Meg's inner thoughts and feelings, which helps to shape our understanding of her character and her response to the events unfolding around her.

These choices illustrate how the third-person limited point of view creates a specific lens through which the story is told, providing insights into some characters while leaving others more enigmatic.