Love this!! I saw Wicked and enjoyed it, Elphaba also represents the notion of “the innocent” shunned/failed/by society. Her turn toward wickedness comes from without (societal sin) rather than from within (personal sin).
I can sympathize with your boys, I’m surrounded by daughters and I had to leave the room when they were playing it on prime.
My daughter and I have read the entire frank baum oz series and your article does do him justice. He makes it clear that virtues are not to be looked at through a single dimension. Baum uses satire, classical motifs, and the polemics or rhetoric of his time to get his point across.
Thank you for your previous article on satire, it really helped me summarize this series for my daughter. We read a short biography together on Jane Austen and she had a very short but interesting life
Thanks Von! I only read the first book in the Oz series, but it was too long ago for me to remember, so I didn't base this article on the books. I love reading biographies on Austen as long as I agree with them ;)
Love this!! I saw Wicked and enjoyed it, Elphaba also represents the notion of “the innocent” shunned/failed/by society. Her turn toward wickedness comes from without (societal sin) rather than from within (personal sin).
Yes, I agree!
Sharp. Poignant. Nicely done.
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I can sympathize with your boys, I’m surrounded by daughters and I had to leave the room when they were playing it on prime.
My daughter and I have read the entire frank baum oz series and your article does do him justice. He makes it clear that virtues are not to be looked at through a single dimension. Baum uses satire, classical motifs, and the polemics or rhetoric of his time to get his point across.
Thank you for your previous article on satire, it really helped me summarize this series for my daughter. We read a short biography together on Jane Austen and she had a very short but interesting life
Thanks Von! I only read the first book in the Oz series, but it was too long ago for me to remember, so I didn't base this article on the books. I love reading biographies on Austen as long as I agree with them ;)
Look at that! The essence of critical theory (which ties in tightly with Marxism, so no surprise). I really appreciate your insights on this.
Yes, Loren, I think critical race theory is suggested in the film. Thank you!
Great insights here!
Thank you, Shannon!!