Calvin O'Keefe

Calvin O'Keefe is a major character in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet book series, being introduced as the tritagonist of A Wrinkle in Time and its film adaptations. He is a schoolmate of Meg Murry who joins her and her brother Charles Wallace in their adventure to save their father with the guidance of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.
In the 2003 TV film he was portrayed by Gregory Smith. In the 2018 Disney theatrical film he was portrayed by Levi Miller, who also played Peter Pan in the 2015 film Pan.
==Appearance==
Calvin is a boy around Meg's age who is taller than her, being a basketball player. He has freckles and ginger hair. He is presumably of Irish descent. His film portrayals could be said to have gone under a case of adaptational attractiveness, as he doesn't have freckles or his traditional hair color while also being presented as more traditionally handsome to highlight him as a love interest for Meg.
==Personality==
Calvin is a smart and compassionate boy, though he initially appears to be abrasive when meeting Meg and Charles Wallace he quickly develops a genuine friendship and care for them. He has his own share of insecurities as a product of his tense relationship with his mother (father in the 2018 film) but they never get the better of him and he acts confident around the Murry siblings, earning his place as a voice of reason in the main group.
Calvin loves basketball and is mostly associated with sports but also proves to be cultured individual and fairly intelligent, even if not as booksmart as Meg and Charles Wallace. One of his highlights is when he quotes a political speech pointing out the difference between "equal" and "alike" as he maintains that all men are created equal but that doesn't mean they should all share the same thoughts.
His film counterpart was softer in comparison, lacking some of his more serious and intellectual moments in favor of a more emotional approach to his relationship with Meg and a naive but friendly personality throughout the journey.
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