Alicia and Sarah gush about one of their all-time favorite musicals and their favorite film of 2024. Without offering spoilers for the second half of Wicked, they explore the idea of allegory and the different ways the first half of the musical highlights important allegorical themes. At the end of this week’s discussion, they talk about the things they've been reading, watching, and analyzing outside of the classroom.
Literary terms of the week: Allegory
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Music by Craig Harmann
Cover art by Matt Holman
Show Notes:
Intro notes:
Why Wicked
Literary terms of the week:
Allegory
Extended metaphor across a piece of literature
Symbolism used to convey moral message
Examples - The Wizard of Oz; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Animal Farm; The Three Little Pigs; Lord of the Flies; The Alchemist
Character connections in Wicked
Elphaba - physical outsider
Dr Dillamond - propoganda
The Wizard - dictator
Emerald City/Galinda - conformity
Coming soon in Part 2:
Foreshadowing
Prequel
What are we enjoying right now?
Alicia: By Any Other Name (Jodi Picoult), Big Jim and the White Boy (David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson)
Sarah: James (Percival Everett), Outlander (Starz)
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