Loss of humanity presentation.

1. Loss of Humanity
In A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L’Engle
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

2. Loss of Humanity
• Human Characteristics: What Does it Mean to be Human?
• Language, speech, communication.
• Complex emotions. Relationships.
• Reflection, meditation.
• Self awareness.
• Ability to imagine and create previously non-existent things.
• Physical characteristics: Brain size, opposable thumb.
• Use of complex tools.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

3. Loss of human behavior
• Behaving in a way that is not specifically human. (Animal)
• Behaving in a mechanistic way. (Machine or object)
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

4. Think of a group of children playing
with a ball and jumping rope.
• What types of behavior would you expect?
• Hitting the ball.
• Laughter, having fun.
• Playing football.
• Shouting.
• Cheering. Celebrating scores.
• Feeling frustration.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

5. Go to page 115 in A Wrinkle in Time.
• How would you describe this situation?
Children are playing in a mechanical way, with rhythmic synchronized
mandatory movements.
• Can you identify loss of humanity in the way children play?
• Choices, freedom.
• Feelings.
• Purpose of playing.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

6. Governing body
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a
body for the purpose of administering something.
Read from p.130 (The man looked at Charles sharply…) to 131.
Can you identify a person or group of people that makes decisions or
administer others’ acts?
Now read p. 135.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

7. Why would someone want to make other
people’s decisions?
• Control.
• Power.
• Restriction of dissent or disagreement.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

8. Can you think of real life examples of personal
behavior being governed from outsiders?
• Think of subtle ways in which personal freedom may be manipulated
rather than explicit examples.
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School

9. Do people control society or does society
control people?
Mrs. Salguero. Alfred I. Dupont Middle School