![]() ![]() she's a dangerous tyrant." How does this scene set the stage for the story, and what themes does it introduce?Ĥ. The novel opens with a scene in which the Witch overhears Dorothy, the Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman gossiping about her. To what extent does Maguire's vision of Oz contradict the Oz we're familiar with? How have Dorothy and the other characters changed or remained the same? Has Wicked changed your conception of the original? If so, how?ģ. Wicked flips the Oz we knew from the classic movie on its head. Does meeting up with familiar characters and famous fictional situations require more patience and effort on the part of the reader, or less?Ģ. Wicked derives some of its power from the popularity of its source material. Gregory Maguire fashioned the name of Elphaba (pronounced EL-fa-ba) from the initials of the author of The Wizard of Oz, Lyman Frank Baum-L-F-B-Elphaba. ![]()
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