Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Information about the Clock of the Time Dragon

in the book(p 11-12,4th paragraph:the letter) it says :"the Clock of the Time Dragon is mounted on a wagon and stands as high as a giraffe. Its nothing more than a tottering, free-standing theatre, punched on all four sides with alcoves and proscenium arches.On the flat roof is a clockwork dragon, an invention of green painted leather,silvery claws......................they dance and dwadle and dally with each other" it explains that the clock accompanied by the dwarf IS NOT a dragon,it's like a wooden hut and its broad roof is crowned by the dragon.
It shows the past,the present,as well as things to come(the future)...it represents the faith of the time clock dragon religion and the vices of the community(pleasure,faith,sex and adultery).
Elphaba is born inside the time dragon and receives the revelation that the wizard is her father from the dragon. Many of the characters in the dragon's shows are later hunted down and killed or at least harassed,including Elphaba's parents and turtle heart.


Hope those informations help you to understand it.
Jose Laura Cande

4 comments:

  1. thanks for posting this! i was so confused about who this clock of the time dragon was, but you cleared that confusion. i think its cool how this clock dragon could show the past, present and future, and reveal secrets of people. Its horrible that the people in the dragon's shows get killed or harassed.

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  2. THANKS LAURA! I was super confused! Actually, there are a LOT of parts I was confused about, so probably soon I'll request that you research some, if that's ok. :D

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  3. thanks! i completely agree with gabby

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  4. How big is the clock supposed to be ?

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