“Unmasking the Dark Side of Destiny: How ‘Wicked’ Rewrites the Hero’s Journey”
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.
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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.
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