Monday, January 19, 2009
"Wicked" by Gregory Maguire Post #3
In the first passage of the book, there are many foreshadows to how the book's story will unfold. For example, when Elphaba's mother is pregnant with her, she says that she "Is only a host for the parasite" (Maguire 6). This leads the reader to believe that the baby is not welcome to its parents; that the baby must have something wrong with it. As the reader soon finds out, there is something wrong with the baby, for she is green and has teeth shaped like daggers. This theme of Elphaba never fitting in with her surroundings is present throughout the entire book; such as when she goes to high school and has few friends and is made fun of, and when she lives on her own and takes a vow of silence for two years, causing herself to be astranged from everyone. From her beginging, Elphaba was never meant to fit in.
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I read this book too, and I really liked it. I agree that this is a theme that is present throughout the whole book, even from the beginning where there are a lot of negative comments made about Elphaba. It suits the "wicked witch" image that is shown in the Wizard of Oz.
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