Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the East is a fantasy book by Gregory Maguire. It follows the life of the Wicked Witch, the character from the Wizard of Oz, from her birth to her death, or her pseudo-death. It also explores the question the nature of good and evil. The main character is, of course, the Wicked Witch, Elphaba. She is born green, with really sharp teeth, and afraid of water. When she gets near water, she just gets really scared, and when she cries or a couple drops
Once upon a time, there were four sisters. Glinda, but you may know her as the Good Witch of the South, Elphaba, or the Wicked Witch of the West, Nessarose, or the Wicked Witch of the East, and Locasta, or the Good Witch of the North. Out of all the sisters, Glinda and Locasta were the favorites. Their mother gave them all the attention, and gifts. There was never anything left for poor Elphaba and Nessarose. Besides being the favorites, Glinda and Locasta also inherited the good looks, brains and
wood man, Cowardly lion and the witch of the North. These characters are showed through the plot of the book. Being the main character and protagonist Dorothy was a well-developed character. The story starts off when a tornado hits Kansas and Dorothy was in her room and she was listening to the wind, which had put her fast asleep. While Dorothy was dreaming she dreamed of the great and wonderful Wizard of Oz. When she got there in her house she landed on the wicked with of the East and all the
Biblical Imagery in the Story of Rapunzel Ostensibly, the story of “Rapunzel” is the tale of a young girl, locked up in a tower by a wicked witch, the real concern of the story, however, being lust and the dangers it represents to girls as they enter the rites of passage of puberty. Symbolism pervades the story of “Rapunzel”, as in all fairy tales, giving rise to diverse interpretations. While a great deal of the symbolism is commonly found in fairy tales, the Grimm’s infuse the tale of “Rapunzel”
moon, and fire exist within her grandmother's world and archetypes such as the underground exist within the world she guides Irene through. The grandmother embodies characteristics of the good witch with supernatural powers, who guides Irene on her journey, while Lootie embodies characteristics of a wicked witch, who hinders her right of passage into adulthood. Irene's first encounter with her grandmother is one of ambivalence, which parallels the stage of puberty she is in. This is the stage of
Traverse who seem to lack any compassion. When describing places and characters he reveals his unique way of viewing things that demonstrates his childlike imagination and innocence. He often combines reality and fantasy, such as when describing the Wicked Witch' (pg. 89) to Maria. Michele is a hero in many ways. He exhibits all the characteristics and actions of someone who would certainly be considered a hero. He is compassionate for those who are weaker and more vulnerable, and helps them in spite
year 1999, I was a reckless little 13 year old. I had been in and out of foster care for years. I had been adopted at 7 years old by a senile 50 year old single woman. She treated my foster siblings and I like we were trash. She was basically the wicked witch from the west. She used us and abused us; she treated us like her personal slaves. I had decided that I could not go on living like this, and I was running away and I would never return that house again. One cold night, my cousin and I decided
bedroom farmhouse where Dorothy lives with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Dorothy and her dog Toto was carried away with the house by the cyclone. Then, the cyclone drops the house in the Land of Oz on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. The Munchkins give the Witch's Silver Shoes to Dorothy. The Good Witch of the North suggests that the Wizard of Oz may be of help to find her way back home. With the Good Witch's advice, Dorothy wears the Silver Shoes and start along the Yellow Brick Road that will take her
whirling cyclone landed her house on a witch in Oz; she started her journey to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard of Oz how to help her return to her hometown of Kansas. Dorothy was really nice and kind and she had many traditional moral values. She didn’t worry about the past events; she somehow made the best out of thing that was happening in the present. Her goal was to return home despite the difficulties she encountered in the magic city of Oz. The wicked witch of the east was killed when Dorothy's
there she meets the good witch and the Good witch gives her a kiss that will protect her from any evil. While she’s on her way to see the Wizard of Oz she meets Scarecrow, Tin man and the Cowardly lion. When Oz was about to take her back to Kansas she goes to find Todo and doesn’t get on the balloon in time. In the end she finds her way back to Kansas and her family. Scarecrow- Dorothy meets the Scarecrow first and saves him. While they’re on their way to Oz the Wicked Witch of the North sends crows
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'witches can be described as heretics and anarchists,'; most of which follow the chief of demons, also known as the Devil. Obviously Mr. Summers, along with many other people, takes a pessimistic view towards the realm of witchcraft. Among these anti-witch enthusiasts was Henry VIII, who was the first king of England to pass Statute against the practice of witchcraft. Many kings who ruled after Henry VIII also created statutes against witchcraft. James I made one in 1604, which was repealed over a century
antagonists throughout their journeys, were as they were seen as the driving forces of good. For example, upon Dorothy’s arrival to the land of Oz her house lands and kills the Wicked Witch of the East, her death results in freeing of all the enslaved Munchkins. Dorothy was sad and shocked that her house killed the evil Witch of the East, she cries out, ‘“Oh dear! Oh dear! ...“clasping her hands together in dismay. “The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?”… “There is nothing to be
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire, takes place in the Land of Oz. It actually takes place forty years before The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum, and it tells the story of how Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, became so wicked (Fiction Book Review). This book was written in 1995. Maguire wrote this book in the early 1900’s when he was living in London. At this time, the Gulf War was just starting. Maguire was intrigued by the headline
shows the audience what happened before Dorothy came to the land of Oz. While analyzing the films there were small aspects that appeared in both like the good witch, wicked witch and the emerald city. Also the newer version had an added concept of romance in the form of a love triangle that explained to the viewers the hatred that the wicked witch has against the good side. With every alternation of things added or removed it changes the story a bit and gives a new perspective into the story but there
The Compiled Sync List of The Wizard of Oz 001-Echoes 1) The first indicator that everything is going right is the change from "Speak to Me" to "Breathe" which coincides exactly with the fade-in appearance of the name of producer Mervyn LeRoy *Note: In the prologue the word "Time" (one of the songs on the CD) is written with a capital letter even though it isn't at the start of the sentence. Also you will find the word "Heart" capitalized in the middle of a sentence (a sound particular to "The
Wicked Evaluation Wicked starts at the end of the story, where all the Munchkins are celebrating the death of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba. During these celebrations, Glinda, the Good Witch, floats out, and soon reveals that she and Elphaba were former friends. She, then launches into Elphaba’s backstory, which includes how and why she had green skin and the fact that she had a sister. The two wind up at the same school. After being assigned as Glinda’s roommate, Elphaba becomes so angry
story of Dorothy Gale, a girl from Kansas who gets swept away to the magical Land of Oz during a tornado. While in the Land of Oz, she befriends a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion, defeats the Wicked Witc... ... middle of paper ... ... to teach little kids besides using their wicked imagination, which is not a bad thing. However, I think that “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” has more of a plot and a point. Dorothy basically does goodness and kindness to those who are living in despair:
The Wizard of Oz (Oz) is profoundly complex and requires critical inquiry to unravel its intricacies. Dorothy, a forlorn Kansas farmgirl, daydreams of a fanciful fantasia where her dog, Toto, doesn’t have to suffer the nuisance of a nasty spinster witch of a neighbor. So, she plans to run away – far, far away. I know, a little weighty, but stick with me. Bipped on the head after a terribly menacing tornado sweeps across her desolate Kansas landscape, Dorothy is knocked out cold as her house is magically
Starting in the 1870’s - 1880’s the United States experienced a depression that cut the prices of agricultural related good and led to the eviction of many farmers. Since farmers were at the bottom of the totem pole socioeconomically they were faced with high railroad fees and unsurmountable debt due to the fact that they had to take out loans to be pay for their crop harvesting and planting. This was partially due to the sharecropping system which would ignite a system of perpetual debt for poor