Theatrical Adaptation

meditaion 3 J'D "WICKED"

I believe Elphaba has both a fear and a sense of compassion towards children. She sees childhood innocence to be in many cases nonexistent and those where it does exisit and excuse to become someones nes pawns.She is not obessed with preserving childhood naivity but rather for all her cyncism she has a hope for the future a future which belongs to the children.
She beieves one should work to that future rather then attempt to stop growth.
This hope in the future and the need to educate children is reflected in a line on pg (277) “I’ve never believed in childhood saviors Elphaba said “as far as I’m concerned children are the ones who need saving.A page earlier Elphaba had recommend Sarima send her children to school.
Elphaba is willing to kill Liir pg 286 because she knows he won’t get a proper education ad he is already spoiled wotten and n danger of hurting other children including Lirr.
But at the same time she does not kill the children around Madam Morrible despite their being the children of tyrants who likely will become tyrants.If she dimisse sthe hope of change there is no point to her terroism.

posted by artpoet @ 9:15 AM