![]() In what he later described as "the one great revelation of my life," Maguire realized that there were in fact villains in children's books however, they were usually written as one-dimensional stock characters in order to provoke a quick emotional reaction from young readers. Up to that point strictly a children's author, Maguire had difficulty finding an effective way to write about evil, since in his mind, there were no truly evil characters in children's literature. He was also inspired by the 1993 murder of James Bulger, in which both victim and perpetrators were young children.Įveryone was asking: how could those boys be so villainous? Were they born evil or were there circumstances that pushed them towards behaving like that? It propelled me back to the question of evil that bedevils anybody raised Catholic. If everyone was always calling you a bad name, how much of that would you internalize? How much of that would you say, all right, go ahead, I'll be everything that you call me because I have no capacity to change your minds anyway so why bother. He wondered whether calling a person evil might be enough to cause a self-fulfilling prophecy. He noticed that while the problem of evil had been explored from many different perspectives, those perspectives were seldom synthesized together. Maguire began contemplating the nature of evil while living in London in the early 1990s. Maguire shows the traditionally villainous character in a sympathetic light, using her journey to explore the problem of evil and the "nature versus nurture" debate, as well as themes of terrorism, propaganda, and life purpose. ![]() It is presented as a biography of the Wicked Witch of the West, here given the name "Elphaba." The book follows Elphaba from her birth as the result of a rape through her radicalization, social ostracism, and finally her death at the hands of Dorothy Gale. Frank Baum, its sequels, and the 1939 film adaptation. Wicked is a revisionist exploration of the characters and setting of the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. The musical is in the process of being adapted into a feature film. In 2003, it was adapted as the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Wicked. It is the first in The Wicked Years series, and was followed by Son of a Witch (published in September 2005), A Lion Among Men (published in October 2008), and Out of Oz (published in November 2011). "Cut off her head? There are other ways to execute someone, you know - most of which are more entertaining and far less messy.Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is an American novel published in 1995, written by Gregory Maguire with illustrations by Douglas Smith. "Our biggest mistake was trusting you!" -The Wicked Witch of the West "I won't be fooled by anymore of your lies! Your reign ends today!" -The Wicked Witch of the West "And you promised me the silver slippers!" -The Wicked Witch of the West ![]() She was described as "one of the most terrifying villains in the history of literature." She held a magical umbrella and used it as a cane as she walked." Personality She had three braids of thin hair and wore a pointed golden hat that allowed her to control the flying monkeys. She had one large visible eye and another that was covered with an eye patch. "The Wicked Witch of the West was short and feisty. She helped the Masked Man trap Conner, Peter Pan and the Tin Woodman into the book about Robin Hood, and burned the book along with their copy of Alice in Wonderland with her magical umbrella. Blubo, a young flying monkey that remained at the castle, told them how the Masked Man told the Witch that he had killed the Wicked Witch of the East and had taken her silver shoes, and if she wanted them, she'd have to come with him. She formerly ruled Winkie Country.īiography Getting Recruited by the Masked Man Īlex, Conner, Queen Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Jack, Mother Goose, Lester and the Tin Woodman planned to catch the Masked Man at Winkie Country when he attempted to recruit the Wicked Witch for his army however, when they arrived there, the Wicked Witch was already gone. She was an ally of the Masked Man and the commander of an army of flying monkeys, wolves, crows, bees, and Winkies. The Wicked Witch of the West was a fictional character from the Oz Books by L. 1.1 Getting Recruited by the Masked Man.
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