Theodore+and+ryan

Thoughts of B Members (3-4): Chap 3 pg39 "'This is the craziest family.'...always being called up on the carpet." (appearance vs reality). This quote explores the theme of appearance vs reality because even though Meg is supposedly not that bright in school, she is actually intelligent but takes far too many short cuts and is held by her own mental constraints. The author is trying to make us think about how even though at first glance, something seems as so, but that is because of the society's constarints and opinions on the certain subject or condition.In this case, it is only when the person gets to know the subject or condition better that the person will really understand the subject's situation or abilities. Chap 3 pg39 "This is the craziest family.'...always being called up on the carpet." (giftedness) This quote explores the theme of giftedness. In it, Meg is gifted but has no way of displaying it because she does things in her own gifted way, so others do not understand or refuse to do so. Thus, they make fun of her to disguise the fact that they do not understand and to make themselves feel superior to Meg. The author is trying to make us think about how sometimes, people are gifted in their own way that others do not comprehend. Chap 3 pg39 "This is the craziest family.'...always being called up on the carpet." (conformity vs individuality) This quote explores the theme of individuality and conformity that Meg does not want to conform with everybody else and do the sums the long way that others understand and instead wants to take short cuts that her father taught her.The author is trying to make us understand about how when some people set rules that say that everybody must do things the same way, you might be actually hurting some people who want to do things the other way which they think it suits them better. Chap 4 pg67 "Calvin turned, rejecting the dark thing that blotted out the light of the stars... It's evil." (good vs evil) This quote explores the theme of good vs evil, because Calvin does not like what is evil, which is the dark thing. He does not want to see it any longer and wants Mrs Whatsit to make it disappear. The author is trying to make us think about ho sometimes, people who are good are reluctant and scared to face evil and confront it because it looks very intimidating and unappealing. However, this does not mean that they do not go forth to defeat the evil and that they are not good any longer.