SUMMARY #2

HEY GUYS! OK, so I totally procrastinated... Not going to lie, I didn't even understand most of this book, and that made me feel less like summarizing. :'( Sadness... Anywho, my last post left off at page 21 I do believe... so, starting from page 22, here's my summary!

MALADIES AND REMEDIES (pages 22-31)

This begins with Melena being terribly dissapointed in her baby, as is Frex. However, Nanny decides to give Elphaba a chance and, though she doesn't like her very much, she tries to make her feel loved. Frex believes that Elphaba is a demon-baby, or something along those lines. Later, Nanny is suspicious of exactly who Elphaba's father is, so she asks Melena, but even Melena doesn't know who the father is, or why she is green. Frex attempts an exorcism, which does not work. :)

THE QUADLING GLASSBLOWER (page 32-37)

Melena has formed some type of bond between herself and Elphaba, even though it isn't a very maternal one. Melena reflects on the attention she used to get from Frex, and how no one wants her now, and is basically wallowing in self-pity. This is when a quadling glassblower appears. His name is Turtle Heart. He blows glass for her, and I guess sees a bit of her future (or her present) in it? Melena has an affair with him at this point.

GEOGRAPHIES OF THE SEEN AND UNSEEN (pages 38-44)

Frex comes home. Melena is shy and Elphaba is playing with toys given to her by Frex. Frex begins talking to Turtle Heart about religion and such. Nanny explains her belief that the fairy queen Lurline saw the land of Oz while flying above and left her daughter Ozma to take care of it for her.

CHILD'S PLAY (pages 45-51)

Nanny thinks that there are beasts abroad, but Melena doesn't think so. Nanny tells Melena that Elphaba needs to interact with other children. They bring her to a woman named Gawnette who has (or watches over, I guess) many children. Elphaba plays with them.

DARKNESS ABROAD (pages 52-62)

Melena sleeps with Turtle Heart (yet again... What else is new?). Frex believes their time in that location is limited (they might have to move due to something or other with the Dragon Clock? That confuses me! LAURA DO YOU WANT TO RESEARCH THAT FOR ME!??! lol). Elphaba says her first word, which is "Horrors." Gee whiz, what excitement. Turtle Heart discusses how he is opposed to the building of the Yellow Brick Road. Turtle Heart says he must leave to fight with his people in the hopes that they will keep the Yellow Brick Road from being built. Melena announces that she is yet again pregnant (suprise suprise). Someone named Yackle (LAURA PLEASE RESEARCH WHO THAT IS!) told Melena that it is important that she have two children because that is in her destiny. Now I'm a little confused as to what is happening at the end... LAURA RESEARCH THAT! lol

GALINDA

1) (Pages 64-70) Galinda is on her journey to Shiz, a boarding-school-college type of thing which she is very excited to go to. She meets a Goat who asks how she feels about Oz banning Animals from using transportation systems such as the train to which she replies that she doesn't care. She meets Madame Morrible, who is in charge of rooming assignments. Because Galinda's Ama hadn't been able to come earlier and get her a higher ranking roomie, she is stuck with Elphaba.

2) (Pages 71-82) Galinda doesn't want to room with Elphaba, so she makes up a story about how Ama Clutch has a sort-of mental disorder where she talks to inanimate objects and therefore cannot watch over Galinda AND Elphaba, only just Galinda. Madame Morrible denies her her own room, and then Galinda befriends Pfannee, Shenshen, and Milla. They gossip about Elphaba. Later, Elphaba and Galinda have a conversation and discuss evil and good. Galinda makes Elphaba try on her hat and, even though it looks good on her, Galinda tells all of her friends that it looked terrible.

3) (Pages 82-91) There is a soiree for the students of Shiz and Madame Morrible gives a very very long dramatic speech (or, I guess, a poem?). She mentions that "animals should be seen and not heard" but it is unclear whether she means animals or Animals. There is much controversy over this. Galinda meets a boy named Boq. Doctor Dillamond, a Goat teacher, discusses how Animals should be treated fairly. Elphaba brings up the line that Madame Morrible said about Animals in her class, but is told to hush.

4) (Pages 91-92) Galinda has a chat with Madame Morrible. Madame Morrible says that Galidna should look into taking sourcery as a course and then she might be able to switch room mates. Galidna says that she will think about it.