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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Study Guide

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by Gregory Maguire
About 48 pages (14,499 words)
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Key Questions

1. Discuss Maguire's ultimate message to the reader which lies in the following passage: "To the grim poor there need be no pour quoi tale about where evil arises; it just arises; it always is. One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her—is it ever the right choice?

Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil? It is at the very least a question of definitions."

What is Maguire trying to say about the nature of the image of the.....

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