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 other
children. She’ll start talking a little bit if she
sees other chicks are talking… we must take
Elphie 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 to
inflict the outside world on her! A green child will be an open
invitation for scorn and abuse. And children are wickeder than
adults, 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…”
Gillikin
Read 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
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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.