What is the mood of Gregory maguires wicked?

Answer 1

Upbeat is a way to describe the tone of the musical 'Wicked'. The play tells the story of two young women who know what they want from life. Both end up realizing their dreams, and much more in the process.

Specifically, Glinda wants to be the people's choice to rule Oz in the way that she sees that the country needs to be run. Elphaba the green skinned outcast wants to advance a worthy cause. Glinda indeed ends up with the people's respect. Likewise, Elphaba commits herself to the well being of animals.

In the process, the two young women find personal happiness. Glinda moves from being a spoiled, smug, self centered debutante to finding friendship with Elphaba, and the esteem of an entire nation. Elphaba moves from being Oz's most unpopular girl to finding true love with Fiyero, Oz's most eligible young man.

Answer 2

Solemn about a serious but quirky subject describes the mood in the book "Wicked."

Specifically, the novel "Wicked" is a tragic recounting of the life and unfortunate end of Elphaba Thropp, who becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West. This is serious business since Elphaba is no worse than Glinda, who becomes known as the Good, and more compassionate than others. But at the same time, any telling of Elphaba's life is going to be quirky since she is one of a kind and her experiences are bound to be a combination of tragedy, comic relief and the absurd.

Answer 3

The word factual with forays into controlled irony, omniscience and sarcasm describes the tone in the book "Wicked."

Specifically, the narration is in the third person. The narrator already knows what happens to Elphaba and merely shares the information with readers. The tone therefore tends to be one of packaging facts within an interpretative context of their absurdity, contradictions, injustice, irony and ridiculousness.

Answer 4

The book is very dark. It really shows Elphaba become wicked where in the musical she isn't wicked at the end. The end of the book you see Elphaba going crazy so it is really sad. Mood: Dark, lonesome, and well just wicked.