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Hi how are you.

I have a strange question. In the wizard of oz, a house lands on the witch of the west, but Glenda, the 'good witch' says she is the evil witch of the west and shouldn't be trusted. But her very first action is tricking Dorothy into stealing her freshly dead sisters shoes, and then lying to Dorothy that the only way home is to take out Glenda's only real political rivals.

The only reason we think the witch is evil is because shes kinda ugly, and some other witch that has been shown to be very nefarious told Dorothy shes evil.

Is it possible Glenda is playing the other side, and is in fact the evil one?
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That's an interesting analysis! Gregory Maguire also explored this premise in his book series The Wicked Years which was adapted into the popular musical, Wicked. Like you, Maguire noted that the Wicked Witch of the West seemed to be unfairly villainized and gave an incomplete perspective on what it meant to be evil. The Wicked Years humanizes the witches of Oz by showing their circumstances and motivations and uses a fantasy backdrop to explore themes about social exile, self-fulfilling prophecy, and propaganda.
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Who is Gregory Maguire?
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Gregory Maguire is an American author and the writer of the novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West". Maguire has written many other novels, including "Son of a Witch," "A Lion Among Men," "After Alice," and "Hiddensee." His books often take classic stories and characters, like those in "The Wizard of Oz," and re-imagine them from a different perspective. Maguire is known for his imaginative writing style and his ability to create complex, multi-dimensional characters.
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I want to know the classic character he refered to in "Son of a Witch," "A Lion Among Men," "After Alice," and "Hiddensee." you can demonstrate it with a table, you can also give me each classic character's source book