Wicked


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Week 3 Discussion Question: KpbriggsM: In chapter 12 Elphaba tells Fiyero to keep away from her or his life will be in danger, she says she hardly knows anything about the secret orginization she works for, she doesn't even know who is in charge of it. Is she working for some resistance against the wizard or is the wizard the one behind all this? Do you think she is still under the spell that Madame Morrible put on the three girls?

PattersonD: I think that Elphaba is not working for the wizard, because the organization she works for is tageting people who work for the wizard so it wouldn't make much sense if she worked for him. Also, I think the spell wore off Elphaba too, because her target at the end of the chapter is Madame Morrible, so if the spell was still in effect, why would Madame Morrible's spell let Elphaba target her?

BriggsM: I agree that she is probably not working for the wizard,because they seem to be trying to kill him, but she could still be under that spell because who knows if spells like that wear off over time? When Madame Morrible cast the spell she didn't say that it would prevent the girls from harming her, and I also think that it controls more what the girls think and say about certain things, not their actions, and would probably affect her less since Elphaba was probably ordered to kill Madame Morrible instead of deciding to do it herself.

Week 2 Discussion Question: Comeau-MacDonaldB: In chapters four and six, Melana and Frex resort to Melana's Nanny's wisdom to find a soloution to curring Elphaba's green skin. If your baby happend to be green, would you love the child the way it is and accept it, or would you go through a number of useless experiments to cure the child?

PattersonD: I think if I were in the situation of Melena and Frex, I would be a little afraid of what other people would think about the baby's green skin especially since the people in Rush Margins aren't very fond of Frex because of the Dragon Clock, so I think that maybe I would try to fix the skin as best as I could with potions or whatever was available. 

Comeau-MacDonaldB: I really wouldn't care what people thought of my baby if I was liked or not. If they have an issue with my child then they should really re-think that and realize that it's almost rascist to dislike someone because of the colour of their skin. I would be proud of my baby.

PattersonD: While I do agree it is racist to not like the baby because of her skin colour, the fact is was that the people around Rush-Margins really didn't like Frex, so I think that trying to change it's skin colour would be an idea to try. Comeau-MacDonaldB: Yes the people of Rush Margins didn't liek Frex, so what would be the point of changing the baby's skin colour? If they were doing that for the benefit of people liking them, that would be soooooo selfish of them! 

KpbriggsM: if I had a green baby I would be very surprised but I would not try to change it's skin color because it probably wouldn't work and because it might hurt the baby. I also think it would be cruel to do something to a baby that would affect the baby's entire life to someone who was so young they couldn't do a thing about it.

KpbriggsM: Most people would be very freaked out over a green baby but I think that after the shock wore off I would accept the green baby, I would not take her out in public very much because I could not handle all the people staring at us and how differently we would be treated. I like the color green so it wouldn't be that bad at home, but taking care of a baby who was allergic to water would be very very difficult.

Week 1 Discussion** **Question: PattersonD: In the prologue, we meet the witch, who finds out that the girl named Dorothy, is wearing the shoes of the witch's sister, and the witch thinks that she deserved them and that she has earned them. Let's discuss how it would make us feel if a family heirloom like the shoes ended up in the hands of someone not related to us, and what we would do about it. **

Comeau-MacDonaldB: If a family heirloom of mine ended up in the hands of someone else, I wouldn't go to drastic measures like the witch did. Like how she followed Dorthy around planing all these evil things she could do to her to take the shoes back. What I would do would be much more civilized. I'd find this person and talk to them in person and explain ot them why that heirloom is important and why I would like to have it back.

**PattersonD: I agree with what is said above, but I think if an heirloom of mine was stolen I think I'd very angry. I think maybe if something that important to me was taken, I would try and contact the person but if they wouldn't give me the object I might try and steal it back. It might sound a bit extreme but if it was a family heirloom like the ruby slippers and I thought I deserved them, it might be the solution to consider.** 

Comeau-MacDonaldB: Wow, stealing is a bit extreme. I doubt I would ever go that far to the point where I would have to break the law and possibly go to jail! Would you really do that?

**PattersonD: It depends but like I said if it was the only way to get something really important back and I was angry, then maybe I would do it if I were in the wicked witch's shoes.**  **But, maybe I would report them to a queen or someone in power to see if I could get them to force the person with the heirloom to give it back.**

BriggsM: I agree with what is said about talking to Dorothy about how important the shoes are and trying to get them back, but I don't think it would be that easy to talk to Dorothy. If dorothy saw the witch coming toward her she probably wouldn't stay to talk, she would run in the other direction as fast as she could. I know I would certainly be scared if a green skinned woman dressed in black came flying at me on a broom.

BriggsM: Going and reporting to someone in power would be a good idea for most people, but the wicked witch had probably commited a lot of other crimes before she went chasing after Dorothy, otherwise why would everyone call her "the wicked witch". Going to the person in charge would be like turning herself in.