Summary:
Galinda is 17 years old and is off to spend four years at Oz's most renound college...Shiz university. She is traveling alone because her Ama (they are like nannies...all the elite socialites in oz have one) had stepped on a rusted nail and needed to spend time in the hospital. Next to her on the train was a professor that teaches at Shiz...an Animal named Doctor Dillamond. (the word Animal is capitolized because in Oz there are Animals and animals. The animals are just like the animals in our world, but the Animals have developed spirits and are basically humans in animal form. meaning that they can speak, walk like humans, and have the ability to learn.)
Once at Shiz, Galinda was put into a dorm with none other that the green girl...Miss Elphaba. Galinda missed her chance to room with the other socialites because her Ama was not their to pick out a good roomie. The next day, Galinda's Ama came to Shiz fully recovered from her injury. She was very kind to Elphaba even though Galinda had no idea why because she personally found Elphaba repulsive and antisocial. Galinda had no idea why Elphaba was so addicted to reading books and learning and thought of her as a green freak.
Galinda didn't really want to go to college to learn, she really was there for the social reasons, but she soon found that to succeed and impress Madame Morrible she actually had to study and learn. One night at a poetry reading led by Madame Morrible, Galinda was introduced to a munchkin that apparently grew up with Elphaba, only Elphaba did not rememeber him. Little did Galinda know that he would soon fall in love with her....
Response:
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| this is what Galinda wears to Shiz in the Musical |
Now that the main characters are old enough to speak for themselves, I am finding that I enjoy the book a lot more now :) I still haven't run into many similarities between the two versions, but I'm no longer quite as confused as I was when I was reading part I. I really like how the characters that are going to play crucial roles later in the story are all starting to meet each other and interact with each other. A specific plot hasn't really been set up yet but I think I'm getting close :) Right now it's mainly just talking about the life of each character and developing their personalities and qualities...
This video is the Shiz university school song....it highlights Galinda's entrance and demonstrates how people automatically despise Elphaba just because her skin is green. It also shows how she is rejected by her family (her sister Nessarose hasn't been introduced yet) and then ends with Elphaba singing a song about her hopes and dreams :) Enjoy! (oh and by the way, the woman who plays Elphaba is Stephanie J. Block....she is my favorite Broadway actress. I have never actually seen her live, but I think the countless number of youtube videos and songs I;ve listened that are by her make up for it...I want to meet her someday!)
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