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Elphaba, the Future Wicked witch of the west

Elphaba (Wicked Witch of the West)   Late pass

     The monsters in literature that stick with us through the decades are not the ones that come purely from imagination. The monsters that we write about, think about, and make movies about most are either the monsters that we create or the monsters we become. We are afraid of the part of ourselves that is most like the monsters we fear.
     One example that supports this idea would be Elphaba the future Wicked Witch of the west. Elphaba is a monster we fear because she represents the part of ourselves that   can turn bad.
     She created the monster within herself through a  series of experiences.She was never liked as she was growing up despite her fierce kindness and loving smile. She was an outcast because of her green skin and opinions.  For example, one day while she was in History class, her teacher brought in a lion cub (the future cowardly lion) in a cage. She said that caged animals will never learn to speak and that it would put them in their place. Elphaba found this very unfair and after voicing her opinion and being rejected once again, she stole the lion and set it free. Next, her sister Nessy, accidentally casted a spell on her love interest. He was about to die so the sister summoned Elphaba. The only way that she could save him was by turning him to Tin (tin man). After, the sister  hates her because since he doesn't have a heart, he will never love her again. Another example was when Elphaba some showed magical talent while trying to defend her sister.  This makes the “Wonderful “ Wizard want to meet her.  When she went to see him, he tricked her into  helping  Him destroy some winged monkeys and turn things into spies for him.  She fled the tower with guards pursuing her when Madame Morrible declares loudly to all of Oz that Elphaba is Wicked . They think she is wicked because of what she did to the monkeys, not believing that the wizard would do anything like that.  The last example of how she turned into a "monster" was when she was trying to save Fiyero, her true love. He was captured and beaten and tries unsucessfully to save him. Finally she just accepts her title as WICKED.
     I think that Elphaba represent the part or side of us that the world thinks we are. She was doing kind things every time and was completely innocent, but the world did not choose to see the goodness in her. Finally after so much, she just began to go along with it. I think it also represents the part of us that is not confident with ourselves. We begin to loose ourselves in the fear of the people around us, then just go along with what everyone says and the fear itself.
     We fear this because it happens to us every day. This is just an example of one extreme case that got out of hand. This is scary because unlike a radioactive spiderbite et cetra, this could really happen to any one of us. At the end of the story, she figures out that Fiyero was actually saved and she was able to run away from Oz with him. We can learn from this that we can control what will happen. We also learn that it will most likely turn out okey in the end if you were doing right the whole time.
     In conclusion, we fear "monsters" that  come from humans because of the reality of it all. It is also scary because it is very real and relatable. We can learn from this "Wicked Witch" that good does come from good works, no matter the trials that we go through.

Question for my "group"

My group, I  was wondering if you could comment on my wall with your URL websites on it! I cannot remember all ones and I would really like to comment on your fabulous stories :)  If you could do that than GREAT! Thanks!

My HERO (s)

 I would have to say that my hero's are my parents. I know that a lot of kids say that their parents are their hero to "be nice" but I honestly look up to my parents a lot. They posess a lot of qualities that are great and I want to have and develop those same qualities in the future. One of the best qualities that my mom has is to be loving person and also very patient. I want to have this characteristic because patience is something that a lot of people in our generation do not have. Her patience means a lot to me because it really helps me through hard times. She just loves me a lot even when I am being annoying or frustrated which shows me how important I am to her. Another very good quality that my mom (and dad) have is hard working and very money smart. These are so important in our world. They set a great example for me that inspire me to work hard to earn my own money and then also save some for the future so I can be sucessful later as well as now. This can help by giving me a huge advantage for the future and so I can feel financially stable. By being money smart you can live less stressfully which causes you to be more self confident which I also think is a valued characteristic. I am so grateful for the examples that are and have been set for me. My parents truely fit the Hero Label, because "a hero is someone that you can look up to. A hero is someone that you can rely on to take away your fear and help you know that everything will be okey." That is why my parents are my heros. I know that they will protect me and care for me to the best of their ability for as long as they live and I am so grateful for that. Thank you mom and dad! I love you!

Books! Gotta love them!!

I just finished the book "Gone" by Michael Grant. I LOVED IT!

Summary: It is a normal day when suddenly everyone ages 15 and up suddenly disappear. This leaves a bunch of children basically controlling everything and trying to survive on their own. But if matters aern't bad enough already, some people have weird powers that grant them superiority over each other and force people to do what they say or they could be violently punished. Also, as soon as you turn 15, you also "blink out." With everything going crazy, who will become the overall ruler? Find out by reading!!

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SIDEKICK?

Baewulf

The old poem Baewulf is kind of confusing. Here are some of the characters so far,

    1. Baewulf: a great hero. He comes "across the sea" to help defeat Grendel. He is very strong and brave but also prideful and says that he can defeat grendel alone. He went to battle with him one night. He was pretending to be asleep because Grendel always came to eat the warriors. He killed him!
    2. Grendel: is a villian. He took over the Dane's feast room where he has lived for the past 12 years. He came because he was tired of hearing the humans being happy and feasting every night so that may of been one of the reasons he attacked. He cannot be hurt with weapons forcing Baewulf to fight him with his bare hands
    3.Hrothgar: Ruler of the Danes who accepts Baewulf's request to defeat Grendel.
    4. Unfurth: is kind of Baewulf's "side-kick". He is jealous of all the attention Baewulf gets after the great sea attack with Breca and feels he will never get as much attention because he isn't as extraordinary as baewulf.
(this is a picture of Baewulf and Grendel)

I wrote this myth..... hope it's okay! :)

Tumble of the Gods and a girl of Seaweed

By: Savannah Stone, B1 English

              “Adria, step away from that window, and close the curtain immediately!  OH, if someone saw your face...”  Adria stepped slowly away from the window where she could see all the children playing . She longed to be part of their groups too, but her father simply wouldn't allow it. Adria lived in a small village with her father. Her mother had died several months ago at sea while she was traveling to a small island when a wave came and swallowed her boat completely. While Adria was growing up, her father saw how beautiful she was and  banished her to the house in fear that she would marry off too soon leaving him behind alone.  Each day Adria would would do the small house jobs that needed to be done then ponder what it would be like to have a life outside of this little house. She pictured climbing and swimming, the beautiful trees and sunsets, but also, a great wish of hers, to have friends. Adria hadn't been outside since she was four years old and after 12 years of that she longed so badly to go out. Every night she would pray to the Sea God Poseidon. She prayed to him faithfully every night that he would allow the ocean to spit her mother and her ship out so father wouldn't be lonely and he would allow her to leave. She prayed silently for weeks before she got a much unexpected answer and visit. She was about to retire for the night (after praying to Poseidon) when there was a sudden crack of lightening and her roof came off immediately. Everything for a few seconds thereafter were completely silent. Then she gasped! Standing next to her was the ( very angry ) face of the Great God Zeus. She started to tremble but then regained some courage. She, being very uneducated because of her banishment to the house, had not learned how to properly speak to someone formally, especially a God.  She swallowed her fear and spoke out with a loud voice saying, “Who do you think you are, ruining our roof and leaving us without  protection. We could be swayed by the wind, rained on, or perhaps a wild beast could jump right in. Do you not see that we could be in danger? What business do you have doing here anyway?”  Zeus, ready to ready to kill her, then saw her fair face.  He instantly fell in love but hid it so she could not read his face.  He spoke, “And may I ask what business  a fair maiden like you has praying to a filthy sea God instead of me?” She hesitated then told him about her mother and her circumstance at home. Zeus nodded understandably and then said innocently, “Dear girl, you must not realize everything. The very ground  you walk on, in fact the entire earth is at my command. I also control the skies of the earth and also Olympus, the Kingdom of the Gods.  I assure you that my brother is useless to you. I could sweep you off your feet right now and you could rule beside me in Olympus. I could get you out of this stupid house that you hate and give you a life of power, where you could paint every sunrise and mold every mountain. Come with me and we will never have to come back to this village again.” Adria being very surprised at this sudden proposal was stunned to silence for a few moments. Finally she said, “Zeus, I could never leave my father alone without myself or my mother to comfort him. Also, living in Olympus I would have no friends. That is my greatest desire of all. I want to lead a normal life, although your offer may sound grand to another fair woman. I must go now.” This angered Zeus. He lifted his lightening bolt, this time unafraid to kill her when suddenly there was another flash of light and Adria could smell a faint sea breeze.

              Now, she could tell that she would not be the only one Zeus wanted to zap off the planet at this moment. Standing beside her was the Sea God Poseidon. The two gods started sizing each other up when Poseidon spoke. He turned to Adria and said “ I have heard your faithful prayers to me and decided to watch you for a few days. You are so very beautiful. I would like to make you an offer of my own. I could let you come live with me. I could recover your mother from the oceans depths and your family would be completed again for us to visit. You could have many friends with the Sea-nymphs and fish, and I would allow you to live in your village for times so you could gain friendships of your own people as well. Please join me, we could live forever together, in love.” Adria looked in the God's eyes and saw that he would not lie to her, and that he truly did love her. She decided that she would marry Poseidon the next day. Zeus fled back to the sky in a huff of anger and Poseidon parted with a smile. She left to lay in her bed and think about what had just happened. All of her desires would come true in the morning. She would be happy, and so would her father. She fell into a heavy sleep with dreams of her future life. She awoke several hours later to an odd sensation. Her bed, floor, house, well everything had a slight tremble. Everything was shaking.  She stood up a little too fast and fell to the floor. She crawled out of her house to find the shadows of two full grown Gods tumbling and wrestling each other. Everything in their path was breaking and crumbling. They would keep rolling one on top of the other and with each tumble, the earth shook violently. Horses would crash into Zeus and lightening would hit Poseidon. They were fighting over her.

              Finally after a few moments of more wrestling, Zeus pinned Poseidon to the ground. He laughed and said that Adria would be his. Adria who was watching from a distance yelled out. She said, “ I will never marry you Zeus, I will die before I marry you!” With that said, Zeus suddenly turned on her, ready to strike. She screamed but before she could be hit by Zeus's lightening, when she suddenly felt a different kind of zap. She felt all tingly and looked down to see that she had been turned into sea kelp. Long stringy seaweed replaced her flowing blond hair.  Her skin that was once flawless turned a sickly green color, and her body became all displaced. Zeus laughed and said, “Poseidon, my dear brother, you are such a genius! Turning such a beautiful girl into such a horrible thing is a better punishment than death!” With that, Zeus disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Poseidon then turned to Adria and said, “ I am so sorry my beautiful wife. There was no other way to save you from the hands of my brother. I still love you and now, on the bright side, we can live together in the ocean.” Adria didn't know what to think.

              Poseidon did later fulfill his promise and recovered her mother from the ocean, but the only time she could talk to her family was when she washed onto shore at the nearby beach. She did live a fairly happy life in the ocean. She met many fascinating animals and  such in her new home.  She only saw Zeus once more in her life. He had come soon after their wrestle to complain about how his earth had been destroyed in certain places. Neither God wanted to take fault for the lines of damage and the trembling of Zeus's earth. They then decided to leave the lines how they were and named them, 'fault lines'. To this day, those fault lines are where the Gods settle their disputes and the Earth trembles.  Since Poesidon got the girl, he became God of the Earthquake. Adria made friends and she saw many wondrous things in the ocean, some far more beautiful then a mountain, some as pretty as the stars. She learned to love, and love what she had and she no longer felt sad or alone. She was happy.

                                                              THE END

my assignment

I just did this for class!