Mrs. Whatsit

Mrs. Whatsit is a supporting character in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet book series, featured in the first book A Wrinkle in Time and its film adaptations. She is one of the three Mrs. W's, teamed with Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which due to her verbalizing skills, who all act as a cosmic protectors and guardians to forces of good and light across the universe. She takes interest in helping Meg Murry and her little brother Charles Wallace after their scientist father disappears during his research, and so she guides them through their journey to rescue him.
She was played by Alfre Woodard in the 2003 TV film and by Reese Witherspoon, who also voiced Ginormica in Monsters vs Aliens, in the 2018 film.
== Appearance ==
In the book, Mrs. Whatsit is first described as an elderly woman of human appearance, dressed in sheets she found after materializing rather than normal clothes. She was age-lifted in the adaptations. In the 2003 TV film she is portrayed as a dark-skinned woman around her middle age, while in the 2018 film she is a redhead with light skin and younger than in the previous adaptation.
== Personality ==
Mrs. Whatsit is an eccentric and cheerful lady with a good heart and a strong sense of adventure. She is the most charismatic and approachable of the three Mrs W's, also being the youngest of the trio, which is brought up by her seniors. She is good with children and acts very sympathetic to Charles Wallace, bonding with him from the moment she is introduced.
== Navigation ==
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Category:Optimists
Category:Cosmic Entity
Category:Big Good
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Category:Extravagant
Category:Science Fantasy Heroes
Category:Protectors of Innocence