Wrinkle in Time

While it is not a character in a physical sense, the Dark Thing personifies evil in the universe. It is described as a black force that blots out the light of stars and planets in the universe. Stars can combat the Dark Thing, but in order to defeat it, they will necessarily lose their own lives. Characters such as Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which and Mrs. Who represent good in the world, while the forces of evil are represented metaphysically by the Dark Thing or the Black Thing, and symbolized by characters such as the man with the red eyes, he has the power to control minds, and IT. Meg Murry and her family inhabit the space in which good and evil battle over dominion in the world.