“Unlocking the Secrets of ‘Wicked’: How Elphaba’s Path Redefines the Hero’s Journey”
The Hero’s Journey Breakdown: Wicked
Note: As with any application of story structure or formula, this is just a hindsight interpretation and implementation of The Hero’s Journey to this cinematic tale. There can and will be variances.
The Ordinary World
Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) ordinary world is a life where she is ostracized for her green skin. When she arrives at Shiz University to escort her sister Nessarose (Marissa Bode), she is an outcast.
