People make decisions everyday, sometimes these decisions are good, sometimes they are bad, but how can we judge what is right or wrong. PeopleÃÂs feelings, and attitudes towards life vary because everyone is different and has a different perspective of good and evil. In the book Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire shows us a world of fantasy where she contrast reality and fiction making emphasis in the decision making process of the characters while telling a story. Maguire makes an interesting combination of some of the characters of the famous novel The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with some characters of her own, while trying to explain the reason of the wickedness of Elphaba the witch of the west. Many actions of the characters in Wicked can be considered as good actions while other can be considered evil.
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Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (lef...
Wizard of Oz (1925 film)However, in order to identify the most evil character in the novel it is necessary to define ÃÂevilÃÂ. A person can be considered evil if he/she intentionally tries to take advantage of others just to obtain a personal benefit knowing that his/her actions will produce harm to others; therefore, after reading the book and taking in consideration the characterÃÂs actions, The Wizard of Oz seems to be the most evil character in the novel. The Wizard of Oz is the most evil character in the novel because he uses his knowledge and power to take advantage of others and to obtain in an easy way the things that he wants.
The Wizard can be easily compared to some of the worst dictators in worldÃÂs history because he lacks of human sense, and makes everything he needs to maintain his power. In the essay ÃÂTotal DominationÃÂ by Hannah Arendt, the...