July 18, 2006

Wicked

I saw Wicked this evening and it was sensational.
It actually got me to the point of analyzing literature again. I seriously had about half a thesis written in my head by intermission. I am still working things up, but the basic gist of the whole thing is "American Civil Religion" as depicted through Wicked.
There is a lot of interesting OZ as god stuff that I encountered as I was watching.
I also thought it was quite interesting to see the parody of a corrupt empire and a deceived population in light of current situations in the United States.

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