| Category: | Books |
| Genre: | Literature & Fiction |
| Author: | Gregory Maguire |
To be honest i noticed this book in the book store because of two reasons: One: It has a cool book cover and unusual design. second: the title itself interested me. As the title says its in an account of the life of the wicked witch of the west whose name is Elphaba. It started when she was born into a mother that came from a wealthy known politician at the eastern side of OZ and a father who is a pastor that preaches the doctrine of the unknown god. And also since birth she has been afraid of the water.
The second part of the book tells about her life in college (in school) and there she met Galinda later known as Glinda the good witch. How she had fought in research for equal rights for the Animals (which are talking animals like the animals in narnia) along side her professor in biology and her friends in school. (which was abolished when the wizard of oz came to Oz) Here in this part you can see the normal struggles between citizins and the ruling government. Racial issuies is also being tackled in this book. How people detach themselves by race and social classes. Which is common in our time, even though how much we believe that there are the human rights and equality in race, gender, social classes, etc... there are still discrimination amongist it. Here we could see that the wicked witch of the west isn't so wicked after all but just a girl who fought for equality with Humans and Animals and hoping that one day there will be equall rights with women and men as well. Her she faced the wizard of Oz for the first time and decided that she dropped herself in school and pursue her idialism. Also we learn here that the witch who got hit by dorphy's house is infact the wicked witch of the west's sister who was born armless and was favored more by thier father than Elphaba herself.
On the 3rd part of the book that a couple of years has already gone by and that Elphaba has hidden herself in the Emerald City the caplital of Oz. There she met a college friend which eventually became her lover and died on the night she want to do a job that will trigger a rebillion agianst the tyranny of the Wizard and failed the mission.
On the 4th part of the book another jump of time where Elphaba traveled to the west in the home town of her dead lover to ask for forgiveness by his widow and children. Along she came to their footsteps with her son to her lover and was welcome heartly by the widow of her dead lover and wasn't given a chance to say to her her real reason for the widow won't allow her. Along her time in the west she has been branded by the wizard as the wicked witch of the west and her sister the wicked witch of the east bec her sister has ruled their homeland behind the doctrine of the unnamed god.
In the last part of the book is pretty much like the end story of the Wizard of Oz. The wizard told dorthy to kill the wicked witch of the west in exchange that she can go home. But i think by now we all know what happened to Elphaba the wicked witch of the west. Although in this part of the book aswell that we surely know how Elphaba got her green skin. (a shocking and a irony of fate)
The book is a nice reflection of human sociaty. How people manupulate people to do thier bidding. How politics play an important role in gaining power. How people in the high sets illiminate the compition and the threat to their power. How people who got the brains and the guts to fight back are forced to be fugtives of law. no matter how we say that we treat people equally we still unconsiously discrimate people who are different from us. And indeed a proof that no person is born wicked but only the cruelty of the human sociaty breeds them.
This is the First book of Gregory Mogy "Lion among Men" isaguire's Wicked Series. out in TPB is the next sequel of the book is "SOn of the WItch" and the last of the tril now out in HB.
Also This book has a broadway adoptation CLICK ME for more info of the broadway version
The second part of the book tells about her life in college (in school) and there she met Galinda later known as Glinda the good witch. How she had fought in research for equal rights for the Animals (which are talking animals like the animals in narnia) along side her professor in biology and her friends in school. (which was abolished when the wizard of oz came to Oz) Here in this part you can see the normal struggles between citizins and the ruling government. Racial issuies is also being tackled in this book. How people detach themselves by race and social classes. Which is common in our time, even though how much we believe that there are the human rights and equality in race, gender, social classes, etc... there are still discrimination amongist it. Here we could see that the wicked witch of the west isn't so wicked after all but just a girl who fought for equality with Humans and Animals and hoping that one day there will be equall rights with women and men as well. Her she faced the wizard of Oz for the first time and decided that she dropped herself in school and pursue her idialism. Also we learn here that the witch who got hit by dorphy's house is infact the wicked witch of the west's sister who was born armless and was favored more by thier father than Elphaba herself.
On the 3rd part of the book that a couple of years has already gone by and that Elphaba has hidden herself in the Emerald City the caplital of Oz. There she met a college friend which eventually became her lover and died on the night she want to do a job that will trigger a rebillion agianst the tyranny of the Wizard and failed the mission.
On the 4th part of the book another jump of time where Elphaba traveled to the west in the home town of her dead lover to ask for forgiveness by his widow and children. Along she came to their footsteps with her son to her lover and was welcome heartly by the widow of her dead lover and wasn't given a chance to say to her her real reason for the widow won't allow her. Along her time in the west she has been branded by the wizard as the wicked witch of the west and her sister the wicked witch of the east bec her sister has ruled their homeland behind the doctrine of the unnamed god.
In the last part of the book is pretty much like the end story of the Wizard of Oz. The wizard told dorthy to kill the wicked witch of the west in exchange that she can go home. But i think by now we all know what happened to Elphaba the wicked witch of the west. Although in this part of the book aswell that we surely know how Elphaba got her green skin. (a shocking and a irony of fate)
The book is a nice reflection of human sociaty. How people manupulate people to do thier bidding. How politics play an important role in gaining power. How people in the high sets illiminate the compition and the threat to their power. How people who got the brains and the guts to fight back are forced to be fugtives of law. no matter how we say that we treat people equally we still unconsiously discrimate people who are different from us. And indeed a proof that no person is born wicked but only the cruelty of the human sociaty breeds them.
This is the First book of Gregory Mogy "Lion among Men" isaguire's Wicked Series. out in TPB is the next sequel of the book is "SOn of the WItch" and the last of the tril now out in HB.
Also This book has a broadway adoptation CLICK ME for more info of the broadway version
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