Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (novel)

br Madame Morrible , and later the Wizard 's ideas , and becomes a strong supporter of animal rights . Later , she decides to leave school to be in hiding as an activist . Elphaba has witnessed many events that led her to her decision to leave school . One of this is concerning a professor called Doctor Dillamond , a goat , who has died from a slit throat , but is found out to be murdered . When Elphaba can not take the injustices to animals anymore , she goes to the Wizard

, sir . The hardship on the Animals is

more than can be borne . It isn 't just the murder of Doctor Dillamond . It 's this forced repatriation . What 's happening is immoral -

I do not listen when anyone uses the word immoral ' said the Wizard

If not immoral , then what word can I use to imply wrong ' said Elphaba

Try mysterious and then relax a little . It 's not for a . citizen to assess what is wrong ' said the Wizard

But then nothing would keep me from assassinating you , did I not know what wrong was (p . 175

An important thing to consider in this exchange is the political undertone of the Wizard 's replies to Elphaba . The Wizard insists that he has not done anything wrong , and speaks to Elphaba and Glinda condescendingly . This attitude of the Wizard as a dictator would somehow remind readers of the politics of religion , such as the dogmas of certain religions , and the categorization of all actions between right and wrong , with no middle ground . Elphaba confirms with the Wizard that Madame Morrible is indeed a fellow conspirator of the Wizard . Morrible teaches school girls in Shiz to employ them to help the Wizard with his cruel policies . With this knowledge , she decides to become a rebel

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