“You got me seeing through different eyes. It’s looking at things another way” (Fiyero). The Wizard of Oz makes the wicked witch of the west out to be a horrible woman destroys villages and is the worst nightmare of all the townspeople. Anyone who meets her instantly fears her without even talking to her or trying to get to know her. Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west is seen as an evil person in the Wizard of Oz; however, in Wicked you are shown that she is a caring woman, animal rights activist, and a major social outcast. This musical is not just about the wicked witch of the west, but truly helps shine light on some major problems we have in our society. Wicked the musical was originally a book written by Gregory Maguire called “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” It focuses …show more content…
In Wicked we learn that the wicked witch of the west was a simple scared girl who only wanted to fit in. The author of the musical wants the audience to find a deeper understanding of the main character, rather than just look at the color of her skin or listen to things that are being said about her. He tries to relate to things that have happened to people in our modern world today. “More than 160,000 students miss school each day because they are afraid of getting picked on, taunted, or beaten up” (Barkhorn, Eleanor). “Kid bullied to leave school because he wasn’t black enough” (Stingh, Vinti). There are many people today that are feared just by the color of their skin. There are also quite a few people who are judged solely on things that other people have said about them. “Bullying, gossip, lack of respect often causes of teen suicide” (West, Emily). This musical not only helps people see a different perspective for the wicked witch of the west, but it also helps people in our modern-day times really look at people from a different perspective as