Then there's "Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by
Gregory Maguire. It tells the real story behind this perhaps unfairly
maligned witch, and isn't shy about delving into politics, sex, and
everything else you need to keep those pages turning. Turns out, Elphaba,
our heroine, was born green, with all her pointy teeth in place, which made
life hard for her mother.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Barton [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 7:11 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wizard of Ounces indeed!
Mr Baum wrote a book about Santa Claus, the title of which I
forget, which
was one of the most fanciful yarns I've ever read. Of
course I don't go in
much for that sort of thing so I haven't read many fanciful
yarns anyway.
Ruth
At 1:53 PM 02/04/2000, Marilyn Harper wrote:
> Larry--
>
> I like the idea and the Cowardly Lion does look a bit
like William
> Jennings Bryan, but I don't buy it.
>
> Having read MANY of the Oz books when my daughter was
little, I can
> and do testify that Frank Baum was a man of childike
(I would say) and
> wildly creative imagination--flying sofas, princesses
that turn into
> princes, etc. I find it absolutely impossible to
believe that there
> were political connections to these things--he doesn't
strike me as a
> political person.
>
> Also, how would trying to get home to Kansas fit into
the "crown of
> gold" scenario??
>
> Marilyn Harper
Ruth (HOUGHTON) BARTON
Westminster,Vermont, USA
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