Wicked

The Quadling Glassblower

“Shall we go walk by the lake today and

maybe you’ll drown?” But, Elphaba would

never drown because she would not go near

the lake. “Or we might take a walk in the

woods today and pick tha last of the winter

berries.” Melena was full of guilt at her lack

of motherly feeling. “We can put them in a pie. Can

we put them in a pie? Shall we, honey?” (33).

Geographies of the Seen and Unseen

Child’s Play

“Melena, she needs to get use to otherchildren. She’ll start talking a little bit if she

sees other chicks are talking… we must takeElphie to Rush Margins and find small

children for her to play with.”“Slow and deliberate as Elphaba is, at least she’s unharmed here!I may not be able to summon much maternal warmth, but I feed

her, Nanny, and I keep her from hurting herself! How cruel toinflict the outside world on her! A green child will be an open

invitation for scorn and abuse. And children are wickeder thanadults, they have no sense of restraint. We might as well fo throw

her in the lake she is so terrified of!”

Child’s Play

“…if you don’t give her the weapons and armor

with which she can defend herself against scorn,

she’ll make your life miserable as hers will be

miserable.” (Nanny)

“No one knows the color of a soul” (Melena)

Darkness Abroad

“Horrors” (Elphaba’s first word)

“I’m pregnant Frex.”

Begin reading pg. 60- “Send the girl in…”

GillikinRead Galinda I-IV (64-92)• As you are reading add characters to your character

chart and their description. Remember, you have just been introduced to most, so leave some room!

• Create a VENN diagram comparing and contrasting Galinda with Elphaba.

• Write a short paragraph discussing Galinda’s character.– Discuss her presonality– What does she do to fit in– How does the author use foreshadowing in his description of her

(give examples)– Do you see her changing in any way? For the good or bad?– Is she a leader or a follower? Does she have the potential to be

the other?

Boq

Ch. 1 - Summary

• Assignment: Read Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7• As you are reading, create a GIST of each chapter• Find at least one example of each type of figurative

language in the novel. Make sure you include the quote, page number, and what it means.

• The first section of the book ends powerfully but enigmatically when the young Elphaba is discovered under the dock, cradled in the paws of a magical beast as if sitting on a throne. How do you interpret this scene, and what do you think it foretells, if anything? Write a short literary response.