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Alexander "Sandy" Murry and Dennys Murry are fictional characters in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quartet. They play only minor roles in three of the books but are the protagonists of ''Many Waters''. As an adult, Sandy is a major character in ''A House Like a Lotus''. ==Major traits== During their younger years, Sandy and Dennys are the "practical" members of the Murry family, maintaining what they consider a realistic view of the world. Until their adventures in ''Many Waters'', and to some extent even afterward, they tend not to witness the extraordinary events the rest of the family encounters, and assume there must be a rational explanation for them. As adults they have a more comprehensive view of the world, recognizing both its practical aspects and the need to fight the evils encountered there. The twins are very close to each other, with Sandy usually being the leader. It is said that they seldom disagree on any subject for long. Sandy and Dennys are overshadowed by their Nobel Prize-winning mother and space-traveling physicist father, their mathematical genius sister Meg Murry and their extraordinary younger brother Charles Wallace Murry. However, the twins are quite smart themselves. At age eleven, Sandy quotes Robert Burns correctly, and knows what a rachis is. Both twins understand the conservation of matter and Albert Einstein's most famous equation at the same age. Despite this, Sandy and Dennys are considered the "normal" members of the family rather than misfits. They get along well with their peers, are good at sports, and as children maintain a B average in school. As of ''A Wind in the Door'', Sandy aspires to become a banker, on the grounds that it is practical and lucrative. Dennys apparently concurs. Their career plans are refined as they get older, with Sandy studying to be a lawyer and Dennys a medical doctor. As a child, Dennys plays the flute in the school orchestra, and is fairly proficient with the instrument. Sandy plays the piano, and later is in the glee club at college. As a young adult he is said to have the best singing voice in the family. Before their adventure in ''Many Waters'', Dennys is generally less skeptical than Sandy about Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe's supernatural adventures. He is also more likely than Sandy to pay attention to the family's scientific discussions at dinner. After ''Many Waters'', they are more inclined to believe in creatures and events beyond the everyday world, but remain less open to them than Meg. In ''A Swiftly Tilting Planet'', they are "embarrassed" that Calvin's mother thinks a rune (in this case a spoken charm or prayer) might help to prevent a nuclear war, and doubt that freak weather conditions are related to either the rune or the nuclear threat. Both twins occasionally express the pessimistic idea that because of the evil perpetrated by people, it might be just as well if humanity destroys itself entirely. However, they are quick to say that they are "whistling in the dark" when they do this. Their actions and career choices are clearly in the service of making things better, enhancing life rather than destroying it or responding with apathy. In ''A House Like a Lotus'', Dennys and Sandy (especially Sandy) are very close to their niece Polly O'Keefe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandy and Dennys Murry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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